Laphroaig 19 1996 First Edition

Thanks to /u/WDMC-905 for this sample. So you read a name like First Edition and think “Holy Damn! A First Edition! What does that mean?” And maybe you think it’s like books. This is the first time it’s made. The first printing. One problem: Whisky isn’t printed. Maybe that’s not a problem. Okay, so Laphroaig 19 […]

The Ileach Peaty

Thanks to /u/j4ni for this sample. Myteries and Enigmas… wait, I already did that for the last whisky. Shite. Uh, I have a nice hangover while writing this. Turns out dropping your caloric intake, having an eye freak-out caused by dust, and then diving into whisky the next day is not a good combination So, who […]

Bowmore 12 Enigma

Thanks to /u/j4ni for this sample. Throughout the ages, many smarter, more diligent, and much more drunk men have asked: What is an enigma? Is it a thought exercise with an end? But if it ends, what is the point? But if there is no end, why do the exercise? Does it just tire with no […]

Booker’s Foursome

Thanks to /u/Boyd86, /u/muaddib99, and /u/lvl1dramacenter for three of these. Thank me for the last one (DO IT). I am ashamed and hurt to say that up until these reviews, I had never had Booker’s. Shock and Awe should be creeping across your face. An angry comment should be typed. No home should be safe from […]

Parker’s Heritage Collection 9 Malt Whiskey

Thanks to /u/devoz for this sample. So contrary to the flack I’ve been handing out to some Bourbon’s lately, I do enjoy them. Really. Sure, I enjoy other whiskies more, but that’s neither here nor there. So I’ve decided I haven’t angered enough people, and thus have continued reviewing them. Yay me. Today we have the […]

Stranahan’s Triple Review [Original, Diamond, Snowflake]

I’m somewhat of a Slowpoke when it comes to Stranahan’s. Actually I’d call myself a tea totaler when it comes to the distillery. Well… an accidental one, rather. Mostly because until recently I wasn’t able to pick any of it up. And even then, I’ve been working through samples like a drowning man drinks water. […]

Aberlour a’bunadh batch 6

Thanks to /u/slackerdude for this sample. I think. Correct me if I’m wrong. There’s an odd reaction I have when I’m offered a dusty. On the one hand, I want to give someone what they would get. On the other hand: Some of you motherfuckers are crazy when it comes to dusties. And that drives […]

Glengoyne SMWS 123.8 “In the Spanish mountains”

Glengoyne is the one distillery in the Highlands that doesn’t let me down. It doesn’t run me around. And dessert me. I’m going to have a tough time giving it up, to say the least. Not that I need to. I just somehow had to write a start and I’m on the last SMWS I’m […]

Glen Elgin SMWS 85.35 “Complex & full of character”

Reviews are an interesting thing. I like to think of any review as a good starting point, not an end point. For instance, recently I went to see Suicide Squad. I’m not the biggest DC fan. However I am a big comic book movie fan, and watch a lot of them. I saw some reviews. […]

Strathisla SMWS 58.17 “Not shaken, not stirred”

So as a child I was a pushover. Easily convinced of anything. Quite Naive, if you will. And if you pronounce that as “knave”, then you can fuck right off. Anyway, while I like to believe that I’m over that, every so often my inner child rears it’s ugly, fat little hit and makes me […]