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 […]

Why is Bowmores?

I can’t really think of a distillery I’m more polarized on than Bowmore. A long time back, a time when I was bushy eyed and peppy, I tried the standard OB (original bottling) offerings from Bowmore. I was underwhelmed. After that I was one of the few lucky new whisky drinkers to try some of […]

Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie

Why did I buy this again? Sure, I’m a fan of Ardbeg, but I’m also not made of money. Granted purchasing Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie is the easiest way to purchase Ardbeg, what with being 5 years old. So it’s not the money. Not to mention I split a bottle 5 ways. Also it’s aged in a […]

Ledaig 2008 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice – Wood Finish

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring this sample for me. It’s weird: I feel like this is the third time I’ve reviewed a Ledaig that was put into Hermitage casks, however I’m probably (Editor’s Note: Confirmed) thinking of a Caol Ila. The idea here is pretty simple, and if you check my review of the 2005 vintage you’ll […]