Caol Ila 2004 Connoisseurs Choice – Wood Finished

Thanks to /u/devoz for this sample There have been a few Hermitage releases, and each time I see them, I have to look up exactly what they mean. Hermitage is a French wine Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. There you go, copied from Wikipedia, so I’m 66% […]

Bowmore 17 Cadenhead Single Cask

Thanks to /u/devoz for sharing this dram I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Pepperoni tastes good on chocolate chip cookies. But enough of my high school eating habits. We’re here to discuss Bowmore. And for that I have a less controversial opinion: Bowmore is tasty when not bottled by Bowmore. Why? Well… capitalism. But […]

Teeling 10 2008 Single Cask

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring[+2] for this sample. As Teeling continues to grow and age it’s own whiskey, we’re going to see more of their whiskey in the mix and less of what they’ve sourced (which they haven’t officially disclosed, and I’m not going to mention since it always turns into a debate when I do). Part of me […]

Mortlach 22 Single Malts of Scotland

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me a sample of this. A few years ago Mortlach interested me. There weren’t OBs readily available near me and it was a Speyside. Oh, and all the ones I kept finding were older drams. This hit or miss, only older dram entries skewed a few of my views. At one point […]

Glenturret 30 1986 Cooper’s Cask / Glenturret Hydra II 7 Peated Port Pipe

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing this dram. Glenturret, turns out, comes in peated and unpeated. I came to the Glenturret party somewhat late. I’d be lying if it wasn’t partially due to the only place recommending it was a weeaboo who read about it in a manga. And while I’m not completely throwing the baby out with […]