Tamdhu 20 1996 Old Particular Douglas Laing

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuyTO for this dram. In my accidental series, I’m calling “TOModera finally reviews a bunch of things totally out of his wheelhouse”, we fall upon Tamdhu. Storytime! A few years back an IB of Tamdhu showed up on the market that was stellar. Inexpensive rocket fuel from a sherry cask that was touched by the […]

Allt-á-Bhainne 18 1996 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuyTO for sharing this dram. Not gonna lie, I really don’t have anything pithy or attempt at tying in pop culture or acting stupid or being actually stupid with this whisky. The situation was perfectly normal (scratch that, was awesome). I was sitting down, drinking whisky in amounts not recommended on a regular basis, reviewing […]

Dumbarton Infamous Nectar 32

Thanks to /u/devoz and /u/ScotchGuyTO for sharing this dram I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I wasn’t even born, let alone near the grassy knoll on that fateful day in Texas. Now that that’s out of the way, I can bang on another drum I continuously drum about (not the one about being a peathead or […]

Nikka Black Clear

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuyTO for this dram. A quick recap on my cantankerous position on Japanese whisky: It can be great, it’s so popular that the stuff you can get ahold of without selling a small family sedan typically isn’t. Typically. Enter Nikka Black Clear, 7-Eleven’s own brand of Japanese whisky, available for less than a 10-spot, and available at each corner in […]

Glen Scotia 21 / Glen Scotia Rum Cask Finish Campbeltown Festival 2019

Campbeltown whiskies are still kinda a mystery. I mean, I’ve reviewed a bunch. Some would even say quite a bit more than a bunch. When I first got into Scotch, I was on a tour and was given one whisky from each region, with the exception of Campbeltown. At the time they either didn’t have […]

Aberlour 100 Proof / Aberlour 21 1992 Old Particular Douglas Laing

“Is 90s Aberlour a thing?” It’s hard keeping up with what’s a “thing” in whisky or not. Like, do we care about BTAC anymore? Or is it too expensive and hard to get? Anything from Springbank tastes great, but also comes with a big price tag, so do we buy it still? And if the […]

Glendullan 23 1972 Rare Malts Selection

If I was to say I’m bad at trying all the distilleries, most people would (rightfully) call me out. What I am is bad at trying lower end whiskies when the chance arises because I only have so much liver in this life. I was already a multi-centenary Scotch reviewer when I first reviewed a […]

Glenury Royal 29 1970 Rare Malts Selection

There are three distilleries to have the “Royal” added to their name, and it turns out that actually means something. That’s quite the surprise in this doublespeak world of ours. Captain Robert Barclay could fit into the 20th century easily. He’d be a billionaire nut the likes of which we see too often and don’t […]

Linlithgow 17 1982 Signatory Vintage

Went out back in the before times and decided it was time to have something from my birth year. You know, that fun idea. So in picking a special dram I have to take some things into consideration: What do I not have on occasion? What can I pair to eventually have as a multi-review? […]

High West Midwinter Nights Dram – Act 6 / – Act 7

Thanks to /u/EvilAFI and /u/smoked_herring for these samples. Also thanks to Whiskey Consensus for the bottle pic. So far I’ve had each of the MWND. I originally tasted it solely for the following reasons: A friend had a bottle I’m a fan of High West interesting whiskey finishes I used to be a drama nerd and love Shakespeare Did […]