The Speyside 21 1995 Whisky Broker

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuy_TO for this dram. Should I start by mentioning that it’s not a mystery Speyside, but actually the distillery called “The Speyside”? Nah, people get that by now. Should I mention this is the second time ScotchGuy_TO poured me a “The Speyside”, because when he finds one he’s interested in he needs to share it? […]

Mortlach 22 1975 Signatory Vintage

Thanks to my wife who brought me out for my birthday. Heck, she even brought me home too! Going out for a birthday dram. There’s some basic ideas I have for picking whiskies: I’d like them to be ones I’ve never reviewed before; I aim for distilleries I enjoy; I typically have one from a […]

Aultmore 18 Foggie Moss

Thanks to my wife who brought me out for my birthday drams. I’m a very lucky guy. Whenever I go out to have some whiskies that are old and going to be reviewed I try and get anyone else who’s with me involved. I’ve been told this is called “making it less boring” and “being […]

Bladnoch 22 1977 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Thanks to my wife who brought me out for my birthday drams. I’m a very lucky guy. The question “What’s your thoughts on Bladnoch?” comes up about as often as “How much money do you make?”, “What’s your thoughts on Taoism these days?”, and “Hey, your married friends are looking good, are they looking for […]

Pittyvaich 30 1989 Diageo Special Release 2020

Thanks to /u/the_muskox [+7] for sharing this dram. As I’ve written before, I am wealthy enough to try some nice whiskies, but also not so wealthy and strong of liver to buy multiple high-end bottles to review everything. Enter samples, thus ensuring I don’t end up having my liver go on strike. Pittyvaich is one of those demolished […]

Hven Seven Stars No. 2 Merak

Thanks to /u/Strasse for this dram. If you find yourself between Denmark and Sweden, specifically in the strait of Öresund, you may be drowning in a cold area and should reach land and warmth immediately. If you’re lucky enough to be there and be on the island of Hven, congrats on staying alive! To celebrate you could […]

Mackmyra

You gotta try new things. Again, yes, I’m your mother now. See previous reviews to find out why. Some of them will surprise you, or whatever I’m supposed to say to get people to read as otherwise I’m just screaming into the void. Where was I? Oh yes, Mackmyra, a Swedish whisky distillery. When you […]

Kilkerrans

Watching a distillery grow is an interesting process. Hear me out here: The distillery has an idea of what it wants to make, and how it’s going to raise the money to do so. With how much money that investors are now asking for (because their kids ain’t gonna get a yacht otherwise) you have […]

Scapa 20 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice – Cask Strength

People seem to really be excited about Scapa. Which always confused me, as I’d had 1 original bottling from them. Two showed up on the lists of whiskies I had in books, and that original bottling was one of them. The other was a distillery only release. Thus I didn’t give them much thought. I […]

New Holland

I’m late to the New Holland bandwagon. Heck I’m late to the followup or any of their beer, which has its own impact, as other whiskies of many types have been finished in their beer barrels. Has a cool name too: Dragon’s Milk. Sounds badass like it’s a new metal band that does melodic work […]