Stagg Jr. – 9th Edition

Thanks /u/devoz for the sample. I recently posted a review of George T. Stagg from 2017, in which I noted I enjoyed it quite a bit. During the review, some had mentioned that they had tried it alongside Stagg Jr. – 9th Edition, and during blind tests, had preferred it over the last year’s GTS. Quite the bombshell, […]

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2017 Cask Strength Quarter Cask

So with the newest Laphroaig Cairdeas being announced and coming out, as an Ontarian, it’s time for me to talk about last years, and how it hasn’t come out at the LCBO yet. Which is a tad silly. Each year, Laphroaig releases a Cairdeas (pronounced somewhere between gorgeous and car chase) as part of the […]

Four Heartwood Whiskies

Thanks to /u/all_smoke_n_mirrors for the samples. Heartwood is an independent bottler. However, to stop there in describing them doesn’t really do them justice. Most independent bottlers make their way into a distillery, buy a cask that the distillery is willing to sell (typically one that doesn’t fit with their release schedules or flavour profiles), they […]

Compass Box Circus

Thanks to /u/scotchchick for the sample. Distillers usually get all the glory. We pick out single casks, store picks, and everything else and note the interesting mashbills, cask choices, and water sources. They deserve this praise because seriously it’s an art. However, when it comes to vattings and blends of whiskies, master blenders are sometimes mixed. We […]

Armorik Maître de Chai 2008 & Armorik 13 2002 (cask 3260)

During the Norman invasion of England, there was a cultural sharing that persists to today. And also a lot of war, killing, and generally horrible things. Let’s keep this positive though. Due to the help of various Brittany lords with William the Conquerer’s invasion, they were given large tracts of lands in England. Thus part […]

Eddu Grey Rock & Eddu Silver Brocéliande

Back in 1921, in Plomelin, France, there was a second-hand pot still mean for the odd making of cider brandy, locally known as lambig. Thus a distillery starts, not with a big rumble, but with a tiny burble and the want for some brandy every so often. The family kept up the tradition, with the […]

Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Cask & Kavalan Solist Port Cask ‘KavaFan Single Cask Release’

Thanks to /u/jeremyheavy & /u/Theslicknick6 for the samples. Kavalan Solist is a line of cask strength, single cask whiskies. They are each differentiated by the cask they were matured in. Sounds pretty standard, right? So standard, I honestly didn’t know what to write about here. Maybe about Taiwan and the Han migration, perhaps something about having a Taiwanese friend […]

Kilchoman 4 2011 PX KWM Cask 446 & Kilchoman 5 2010 KWM Cask 440

And now to finish up my series called “There will be Kilchoman till the score is paid”, in which I review Kilchoman until I run out of Kilchoman. It’s a simple concept. I’ve run out. Originally I wanted to post three Kensington Wine Market Kilchoman store picks. They are located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, before […]

Kilchoman 5 2009 Original Cask Strength

Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for this sample. Ongoing series called “There will be Kilchoman till the score is paid”, in which I review Kilchoman until I run out of Kilchoman. It’s a simple concept. Kilchoman 5 2009 Original Cask Strength is part of what I think may be a regular limited release from Kilchoman. You see, there’ve been two […]

Kilchoman 4 2012 Red Wine Cask

Thanks to /u/j4ni for the sample. Ongoing series called “There will be Kilchoman till the score is paid”, in which I review Kilchoman until I run out of Kilchoman. It’s a simple concept. Each year, without a pause (so far), Kilchoman has released a new whisky which has been matured in a different type of cask. These […]