Compass Box The Lost Blend

Thanks to /u/TequilaJunction for this sample. And we finish my small foray into Compass Box with a look at things that shouldn’t work, but do. You know, like a door that hangs off the hinges but makes everyone believe the house doesn’t have anything worth stealing. Or the idea of the Star Wars plan. Not […]

Compass Box Hedonism

Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for the sample. In my house I’m the cook and baker. And the guy who does the dishes too, but that’s an argument for me and my wife, and not anyone else. But back to the main point: The reason I cook and bake more often is because for me, a mixture of […]

Compass Box Asyla

Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for this sample. Whisky and Music seem intertwined on a regular basis. Perhaps because of the sheer amount the late Lemmy drank, or before him the sheer amount the rat pack drank. Or Metallica’s drinking habits. Or the amount of people who got drunk in life while listening to Music. The other […]

Lagavulin 1996 Distiller’s Reserve

Thanks to /u/Marcovici for this dram. It comes to no surprise of anyone that I like Lagavulin. For one, I’m a snob. I come from a long line of snobs, snobs who would only sit upon the nicest cushions, drink the finest colas, and laze about only in the finest tea shops. If you can’t tell […]

Powers Gold Label

So I’m still at Musikki Café, still with an amazing wife, post-chess defeat. We’ve actually come back for another drink while we wait. Have I mentioned I married someone really cool? No? Well I did. So while on this mini-vacation I decided to do some reviews. And since I’ve had a lot of the Scotches, […]

The Irishman Founder’s Reserve

So it’s my wife’s birthday weekend. And as the amazing, humble, great, extra humble husband that I am, I took her on a mini vacation here in Canada. I’m so amazing, I even brought her back. And humble. As the day went on, and we continued our stroll, both contemplating how great I am at […]

Blackadder The Legendary 23 [Review #700]

Thanks to /u/Schockwaves for this dram. I saved an odd dram for this milestone. 700 reviews. I’m quite surprised I’m not permanently drunk at this point. A few months ago, I noticed I had never had anything from Blackadder independent bottlers. And that bugged me, for no other reason than I’m a nerd. I feel […]

Highland Park 26 1988 Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength

Thanks to /u/HD355 for setting up the bottle split on this one. And letting a moderately sized Canuck boy join in. This was done in the style of Stuart McLean, a favourite artist of mine. Thank you for the indulgence of vocabulary. Whisky is one of my main hobbies. From the first time I tried […]

Bowmore Tempest Batch No. 4

Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for this sample. Let’s get to the point, for once. Ever. Kinda. I’m kinda a dick to Bowmore. I know, I know, sometimes they don’t exactly make it easy to be nice. Like the 12 year whisky. However it does affect how I react to things. If I have a blend, for instance, […]

Maker’s Mark Cask Strength [RE-REVIEW]

Thanks to someone who traded me this. They are no longer on Reddit. When last we left off, I, your intrepid hero of drinking whiskey and … uh… stuff… was trying multiple bourbon’s at a pace he’d consider “fast” and trying to write down notes to not seem too “stupid”. He failed at both. As […]