Longrow Red 13 Malbec

Longrow. Wine. Goes together like M&Ms and popcorn. Or like cheap French fries and soft serve ice cream. You wouldn’t think it does, but it do. As such, each time I have a chance to try a Longrow that has been considered near a wine, I attempt to drink it or buy it or both. […]

Balblair 2005 / Old Pulteney Navigator / 25 year old / 1983 Single Cask

I’d like to thank Old Pulteney/Balblair/AnCnoc and Woodman Wine and Spirits for inviting me to a special tasting with the Old Pulteney distillery manager Malcolm Waring and the global brand ambassador Gordon Stevenson, for running the tasting. While I was invited by them, the following notes are my own, with my own scores. To try […]

Lochside 49 1967 Cooper’s Choice

Recently it was asked why, oh why, hadn’t I, TOModera, drank a Lochside. And the answer is I’m busy and this liver needs to last at least another 40 years. Sweet Merciful mother of Bong hits people, I can’t do everything. Not for a lack of trying, mind you. So I tried one. And it’s […]

The Kincardine 7

Victor Bruce was the 13th Earl of Kincardine and 9th Earl of Elgin. He was also the Viceroy and Governor General of India between 1894 and 1899. To be frank, the great Victor Alexander Bruce’s impact upon Britain, and at the time of his life, that included India, was the Elgin Commission. His Elgin Commission […]

anCnoc 1975

Going to do an everyday malt today. Oh, wait, I’ve reviewed all of those, and thus have trouble connecting with your average Scotch drinker and therefore dig myself deeper and deeper. Fuck that, I’m balla. So today we’re doing a special malt. In the year of 2014, we were all happier. Well, some of us […]

Longrow 14 Fresh Sherry Springbank Society

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing this dram. The Springbank Society is an ancient order who dedicates themselves to the great old ones who happen to enjoy whisky and eventually will douse the world in madness. That’s a lie based on a mixture of truth and a psychological horror genre that has grown in the last few years. […]

BenRiach 15 1997 Single Cask Madeira Finish

Thanks to /u/devoz for sharing a dram of this with me. Okay, I think I’ve said this too many times. Feel free to comment if you feel otherwise. I enjoy BenRiach. A lot. I’ve had quite a few of their single cask offerings. I enjoy odd finishes. I used to think Madeira was a wine I didn’t […]

High West Double Rye! Manhattan Finish Barrel 2934

Thank you to /u/Throzen for sharing this one with all of us. Manhattans are my fathers and my drink of choice. Here’s the thing: My father tried one of these back when he was 18. Legally, in Quebec, at the World’s Fair. And he loved it so much, he knew it was his drink. Well, he knew […]

Kentucky Owl Rye Batch #1

Thanks to /u/Saba007 for sharing this one with us. There seems to be quite a bit of hullabaloo about Kentucky Owl. It never really hit us here in Ontario, as the LCBO’s tendency to pile red tape on being able to sell things sometimes means that they don’t hit the largest alcohol seller in North America. So […]