Highland Park Stones of Stenness 17 2003 Single Cask Nation

You may be asking yourself “Huh, I thought this was from the well known distillery Stones of Stenness, not some probably made up name like Highland Park”. Stennes is a village in Orkney, Scotland, known for prehistoric monuments known as the Standing Stones of Stenness, a Neolithic monument, which may be the oldest henge site […]

A Bountiful Bevy of Benrinnes

I can talk for years about the times when I missed out, however Benrinnes hasn’t been one of them. That’s not to say I’m sitting on a bunch of bottles of Benrinnes 23 or Stronachie 1976. That said, I have been lucky enough to try them. There was a time when Benrinnes in a sherry […]

Paul John 7 2011 Cadenhead World Whiskies – Individual Cask

Years ago speaking about Indian whisky meant you were discussing one of those things: Either you had bought it in India, and it was questionably whisky in name only (and actually was closer to a rum), or you bought either an Amrut or a Paul John and people had a concerned look when you brought […]

Glenrothes 13 2003 Single Cask #5578

So get this: I am not a tobacco fan. Bias, bam, right off the top! Thus you’d come to the conclusion that I don’t use a pipe, don’t smoke tobacco, and don’t partake at the hookah bar. Cigars have been offered, wasted on me, and given to my wife (who prefers them). You can extrapolate […]

Ben Nevis 25 1991 Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection

Thanks to /u/the_muskox [+7] for this sample. I found out, much too late, how much I enjoy Ben Nevis. Or maybe I should put it another way: Prior to 1996, Ben Nevis was a roll of the die. When the die rolled well, much like the now infamous Community episode, it was very flavourful and a good value. […]

Arran-pocalypse II: Electric Boogaloo

I’m going to start at the end, if you don’t mind: I don’t think Arran and I are made for one another. A long time ago I decided I was going to deep dive on Arran: The end result was a 32-part multi review that was much too long, much too much, and a decision […]

Glen Albyn 26 1978 Hart Brothers Finest Collection

I’m a pretty simple person. My pizza has 4 toppings when I order it, I can’t eat out at any chain place when I travel, and I drink whisky following a simple principle that it’s like Pokemon and my self-worth is based on continuing to review more and more of it otherwise I’ll have half […]

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire

So 2021 sucked. Sure, you may have had better things happen. I somewhat did? I kept going on, and am going to, however on December 31, 2021 I wouldn’t say anyone in my household, save for the cat, were particularly positive. I attempted to have some drinks, but the energy just wasn’t there. A stout […]

Ledaig Hebridean Mulligan 23 1997 Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask

Thanks to /u/the_muskox for this dram. Peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter and chocolate. Peanut butter and chicken satay. Heck, peanut butter and just about everything works, except for sex for some. Not everyone has a sex tarp nor likes to have to break out the jif when they want to bone. What does all of the […]

Mortlach 11 2010 Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited [Craft Cellars]

Thanks to /u/the_muskox for the dram! So young Mortlach is now “a thing”. Back in the olden days, when Mortlach was a whisky you didn’t hear about, you found one and it was old. That was it. It was used in blends, sold off to independent bottlers, and we all lived a life without worries. Jump ahead […]