Caol Ila 8 2006 Alexander Murray

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuy_TO for pouring me this dram. So we’re at part 2 of the continuation of the “end of year” tasting I had. These are the drams that I was worn out to review. Caol Ila 8 2006 Alexander Murray is a simple idea: Independent bottling of a vatted, ex-bourbon cask Caol Ila. We have an age, […]

Ardmore 14 2000 Exclusive Casks

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuy_TO for sharing a dram of this with me. I’m a fan of Ardmore, and thankfully my ability to say I like something turning into worldwide popularity isn’t a thing. So during the “end of year” whisky tasting, there were some extra whiskies that I had to take home, and this is one of them. […]

Edradour Reviews, Two Ways [Distillery Exclusive & Edradourian Knights Pick]

Thanks to /u/forbiddenwaffle for pouring me the Cotes de Provence. I always have to ask this about every distillery: Are there hardcore fans? It’s easy to find fans of Islay products: They are everywhere. It’s like bunnies in a field: They keep propagating and you can always find them. It gets harder as you go to other […]

Miltonduff 10 Gordon & MacPhail

While looking for other samples in my small box I cosplay as a living space, I noticed I had bought some samples that a) don’t fit in the small space that the others do and b) are taking up room. So it’s time to review them, darnit! First tall thing, and then I’ll go back […]

Glen Garioch 17 1994 Vintage Batch 32 / Glen Garioch 16 1995 Vintage Batch 10

Thanks to /u/Amesey for these samples. Was on one of the many whisky related hobby forums that I spend time on, and someone showed a whisky from the past: Glen Garioch 17 1994 Vintage Batch 32. Ex-bourbon, not a single cask, more like a limited vatting or batch, from back in the day. These are basically all the […]

Proper No. Twelve

Thanks to whomever found devoz and handed him a sample of this for me… I think? I know next to little about the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) or MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) in general, nor will I pretend to understand it. I can’t watch people do sports because I’d rather take part in a sport, even if […]

Peat’s Beast 27

Thanks to /u/xile_ for sharing a bottle of this with me (not in one sitting, just in purchase). This was supposed to be the last of a very big year-end tasting, and when I attempted to review a dram, I realized quickly I wasn’t doing it justice, and needed to revisit it. Which is for the best, […]

Laphroaig 25 2015

Thanks to /u/Throzen for the sample, poured as part of our year end tasting. We’re nearing the end of the tasting. For myself, at least. I’m pushing my ability to review at this point, have drunk enough water to clear out my system three times over, thought of baseball and spiders, and decided this is the last […]

Ledaig 19 2001 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails, Canada

Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample poured as part of the “end of year” tasting we had. It’s in quotes as we didn’t mean the end of the lunar year, which we were also late for, thus I haven’t properly explained the quotes. To the next subject! As it’s our “special” tasting for the year, and we’re […]

Ben Nevis 27 1990 Le Gus’t Selection XV

I showed up to the year-end tasting with Ben Nevis. No, no, that undersells it: I showed up to the year end tasting with Ben Nevis 27 1990 Le Gus’t Selection XV. That has more gravitas. But we can still get better. I showed up to the year-end tasting with a Ben Nevis before it changed […]