Inverleven 19 1986 Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old

Another Lowland? Fuck yeah, another Lowland. I am a big fan of Lowlands. Period. Full stop. I don’t get them enough, I don’t work with floral foods enough, and they interest me. As such I jump at the chance when a special one pops up. Enter Inverleven 19 1986 Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old, a not-quite-cask-strength […]

Garnheath 48 1967 Cooper’s Choice

So it’s 1965. Not really, just for the case of this story. Please don’t start acting like it’s 1965, that wasn’t a good time in history. Unless you’re a business owner and want to start paying people correctly. That’d be nice. You’re Inver House for this trip down history lane, and you think this whole […]

Knappogue Castle 1951

Thanks to /u/Scotchguy_TO for this sample. I enjoy Irish Whiskey. A few years ago that was, for some reason, a statement that had people up in arms in some whiskey circles. Now it’s fine. Thank goodness. Irish Whiskey used to be the norm. Prior to the coffey still it was the drink of choice. Things changed, there […]

Bunnahabhain SMWS 10.190 “Make moine a devil!”

Thanks to /u/xile_ for pouring a sample. Bunnahabhain. People love it, people hate it, people “meh” it, people “alright” it. My bias on Bunnahabhain is simple: I typically see younger peated versions or very old versions. The older versions used to be the best value for an older malt at cask strength. Younger versions are great for […]

Glen Ord SMWS 77.42 “Portuguese Custard Tarts”

Thanks to Tim for this sample. I’ve said it enough times, but it bears repeating: No, I don’t know the final resting place of the Magna Carta that happens to have the treasure map to Alaric’s Treasure, nor do I know anything about the reporter who was looking into it, and no, my family’s riches […]

A quintet of Tomatins

There’s always something that you like “the least”. You may enjoy the heck out of Marvel and then someone brings up Thor: Dark World, or worse, such as Inhumans or Immortal Iron Fist. You may love cinema and someone will bring up Meet the Spartans, or the Emoji Movie, or whatever the hell Alone in […]

Balblair – Hand Bottling and Store Bottling

I’m somewhat at a loss for words when speaking about Balblair. Regular readers of these reviews will need to stop their excitement at reading that, I’ll muddle through. Bias up front: I don’t really go hunting for Balblair. Lack of CS releases in the OB, hard to have the standard releases because they release them […]

More Mortlach Please

When you’re having a bad day, it’s typically a sign to take a moment, step back, breathe in, and reassess. All of this is summed up in my whisky friend group as “Mortlach o’Clock”. A point of frustration so great that the only thing that could knock you out of it is a strong as […]

Miltonduff 12 2006 Cadenhead Single Cask

Years ago, in the before time, I was at a bar with my family and was asked if I’d ever reviewed a Miltonduff. I said no, one was ordered, I loved it, wanted more. A few years later I needed to pick a whisky for my 1,000 Scotch review. As I say a lot of […]

Aultmores of Many Sources

Years ago, when hanging out together happened, two of my friends had me stop by to confront me about something super duper important. I had never had an Aultmore. Thank goodness too, as I thought they had found out about the illegal pet trade network I had set up. Then the next thing you know […]