Bunnahabhain 39 1976 Cadenheads Small Batch

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. And we hit the end of the tasting. The tasting, I might add, that was a decent length, had multiple breaks, and tons of water in between. This is the maximum amount of drams I would do, given the length, and taped out after this one. So this […]

GlenDronach 30 1985 Single Cask

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. So we’re near the end of the tasting, yet we have “phase 2” to go, if we want, and also a break. And DDs for each of us. So we took a break. And after a decent hummus break, and then a process of clearing out our palettes, […]

Springbank 8 Fresh Sherry Springbank Society

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. Springbank is now the leading distillery for fermentation time, with 110 hours. Most places do between 40 hours and 3 days, with some doing a few more than that. The result is evident in Springbank’s quality, and for that they should be praised. The true reason I bring […]

Compass Box 3 Deluxe

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. Compass Box 3 Deluxe. Sounds like we’re missing, right? Yeah, I typically remove the word “years old” in my reviews. Why? Because I need to be different, as that’s what I was told when I was a kid. Compass Box feels that the current rules for blended whisky […]

Box PX (MYSTERY)

Thanks to /u/devoz for sharing this one with us. Sweden. Land of… stuff. I think. There’s stuff there right… Shite, better look up what they are known for… Okay, that was a lot to read. However you’re not here to learn about Sweden. That’s what polandball is for. So instead I just CTRL-F for whisky, and only […]

Bruichladdich DNA 3rd Edition MCMLXXXV

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. Little bit worried about posting this one. It has a history, and I have a history of reviewing them before. So back in the day, Bruichladdich had a revitalization. Their casks weren’t the best they could be, so they sourced a lot of wine casks to finish them […]

Bladnoch SMWS 50.72 “Summer’s night in Lovers Lane”

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this one with us. Bladnoch. Lowland. These two words are ones you hear in whisky circles, and then half the group goes “Huh, never had anything from there. What do they make again?” Bladnoch has only recently been revitalized, so some of the older barrels from the last batch are popping up. […]

Three Douglas Laing Double Barrel Offerings

Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for two of these samples. There are blends, blended malts, and vattings. Today we’re going to look at blended malts. Douglas Laing has an entire division devoted to the idea of taking two different whiskies from different distilleries, blending them together, and making something new. But not just two different whiskies. Two different single […]

Lochside 21 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Went to Feathers for this dram. Because… I’ve been told I’m behind. Lochside distillery killed my grandfather. Thus why I never have reviewed them, and it’s a horrible pain my family deals with every day. Wait, no, that’s silly. Or at least macabre. I just haven’t had a chance to try any Lochside distillery before, as it […]

Ledaig 18 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Exclusive for Co-op Wines & Spirits

Thanks to /u/devoz for this sample. Yadda yadda yadda Toronto Whisky Society meeting blah blah blah Ledaig etcetera etcetera etcetera someone lost an eye. It’s pronounced Le-Check. Ledaig 18 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Exclusive for Co-op Wines & Spirits is, for lack of a better term, a lost gem that makes me want to move out West. You […]