Bowmore 30 1989 The Kinship Collection 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: I got bling whisky and I’m Hamad, no cap. I have no idea what I just wrote, Jesus I gotta start acting my age… wait, my entire generation has Peter Pan syndrome, there is no way to act my age. I purchased a sample set of The Kinship Collection 2020 from Hunter […]

Ardbeg 28 1992 The Kinship Collection 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: The occasion is there are expensive whiskies that come in a group that I got my hands on, and wondered, aloud, probably to my cat, if they are worth it. There used to be a huge writeup by a brandy fan that explained the idea of slowly going from enjoying one or […]

Highland Park 30 1989 The Kinship 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: A store that I know of had a tasting for the Kinship Collection 2020, and between my life being chaotic as hell, I haven’t gotten to them. So every so often, when I get a chance, I pick out one of them and review them. And it’s been taking awhile. What whisky […]

Edradour 10 2011 Signatory Un-Chillfiltered Collection

What was the occasion: I received a mystery sample from a whisky friend “Ricebowl” (real name changed because welcome to the internet, if that’s bugging you you can guess, it’s probably something like “Nushi” or “Maria” or “Fartmeister” or “Slam-Poetry-Outcome”). I don’t let mystery samples stick around, as in the past I completely forgot where they […]

Tamdhu 34 1966 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

What was the occasion: I’m able to walk short distances again! Thus I brought my wife out for a steak dinner for Valentine’s day (not on that day, I’m not crazy) at a restaurant known for their steak festival. My wife loves beef, and they happen to have a decent whisky list with a handful of […]

anCnoc (Knockdhu) 16 2006 WhiskySponge

What was the occasion: While healing I haven’t had the energy to properly enjoy a whisky. Add to that pain drugs shouldn’t be mixed with alcohol and thus I haven’t been reviewing. That all said, maybe it’s all mental. So on a day where the pain was low and I had some energy, I decided to […]

Laphroaig – Lp9 – Elements of Islay

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing this whisky. What was the occasion: Still at the end of year tasting, but this is the final end of year whisky, as I know when I’m beat. That would be after this whisky. I know when I’m losing my ability to review, either due to inebriation, pain (my leg was broken and […]

Caol Ila 23 1997 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur’s Choice

What was the occasion: End of year tasting. I’ve had lots of whiskies. I’ve taken breaks. I’m not into the pain drugs yet, but the leg is screaming that I should be what with it being broken in two places. But I’m not missing our end of year tasting, dammit. Don’t do what the dumb man […]

Lagavulin – Lg10 – Elements of Islay

What was the occasion: A heavy end of year tasting. There were breaks, not just in my leg! That’s a joke because I had broken my leg before this and did it in a lot of pain. We’ve started to hit the peated whiskies now, meaning the average Scotch drinker actually cares now, so rev yourselves […]

GlenDronach 20 1995 Single Cask

Thanks to xile_ for the dram. What was the occasion: End of year tasting, I’ve reviewed other whiskies before this, I’m taking time to ensure that I can still review, I’m trying to figure out how to lay my leg down to not scream in pain (it’s throwing off the rest of the participants), I’m dealing with conflicting […]