Omar 4 2013 Cask Strength

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing a sample of this bottle. Omar means Amber in Gaelic. Nantou, though, is in Taiwan. And that’s where we begin. Nantou located it in an area suitable for whisky. In the 1980s they sent men to Scotland to learn whisky making. So when discussing Taiwanese whisky, why does Nantou or Omar not […]

Tobermory 17 Dun Bheagan

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuy_To for sharing this dram Tobermory. I’ve had ones I like. I’ve had ones I less like. Some might even say I’m not a fan of Tobermory, but a big fan of Ledaig, because I’m a peaty-peathead with my love of peat and all that. But we’re not talking about peat today, so most of […]

Edradour 3 Ways

So Edradour. Small distillery, releases whisky that’s typically on the younger side, but also cask strength and uses some interesting casks outside of just bourbon or wine. If you can’t tell from that over-the-top delivery, I’m middle-of-the-road on Edradour. You won’t’ see me turning my nose up at them, but you also won’t find me […]

A bunch of reasons I like Laphroaig

No funny start. No explanation, nothing. I’m here and you’re here for the exact same reason. Laphroaig. Are you a peat head? You like Laphroaig, probably. And you haven’t been as wallet sodomized (with your consent) by Laphroaig, unless it’s got an age statement typically reserved for that point where life starts making a bit […]

Maker’s Mark Private Select LCBO Director’s Cut 2019

Thanks to /u/boyd86 for sharing this So for those of you in free areas that aren’t afraid of alcohol being sold “beside their cheese, like some sort of barbarian” (paraphrase of one of our political leader’s reaction to alcohol being sold in stores), here in Ontario, Canada, we have something called the LCBO. It’s a province run […]

Ledaig 17 Blackadder Raw Cask / Ledaig 19 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish

OB or IB? There are pros and cons to each, really. You end up paying more for OBs. However, you can take a picture of it and people on the internet will adore the picture. Or perhaps will just be jealous. IBs don’t get that love, and I don’t really get it, but here we […]

Lochside 47 1965 Adelphi

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuyTO for sharing this dram “Hey, I got something you should try” When someone with more whisky under his/her built says this to you, you feign respect but secretly get excited and say “oh yes”. Somehow the song Oh Yeah by Yello (Google that) starts playing out of nowhere. What am I offered? Why a […]