Ardmore 22 2000 Whisky Sponge

What was the occasion: I had a buddy who was debating buying this whisky. Due to many factors in my life at this time, I don’t spend as long drinking as I used to. Not going into that. Whatever the reason eventually drives me to drink… Wait, that sounded negative, let me be very clear, a […]

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. […]

Ardmore SMWS 66.164 “I like big butts”

Oh my God Whisky, look at that butt It is so big, it looks like One of those good bodega’s casks But, ya know, who understands the sherry cask industry? They only exist, because Those cooking vinegars and glowing red whiskies that look like a total strawberry, okay? I mean, that cask, it’s just so […]

3 Ardmore Reviews

My proclivities to specific distilleries are at odds with one of my whisky reviewing morals. There’s never going to be a distillery that I’ll turn down reviewing because there’s always going to be at least one whisky from them I’ll like. That said, I do get into times when I want a specific whisky. And […]

Ardmore 10 2008 Carn Mor Rare Drams

Thanks to /u/Throzen for pouring me a dram. Finishing up an impromptu tasting at Devoz’s place with Unclimbability, xile_, Throzen, distillasian, and smoked_herring, there was a lot of choices. It takes a certain amount of being an adult to not overdrink, not take everything put down in front of you, and also know your limit as well […]

Ardmore 7 2009 Archives [MYSTERY]

To recap: /u/xile_ (his real name, really) had us all over for a mystery lineup. I brought brownies. That’s really not useful to the review. Well, I didn’t have them until the whiskies were done, and drank tons of water between each dram. Maybe that’s useful. Oh, and all of the whiskies were poured blind. xile_ bet […]

Ardmore SMWS 66.57 “Asian delight”

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing a dram of this one. Think of something that’s tough to order: Sex on the Beach. I was one of those dirtbag bartenders who once made a joke when a woman ordered one. I still feel like a giant pile of excrement, yet without the ability to grow things, based on […]

Ardmore SMWS 66.90 “Steam train through a pharmacy”

Thanks to /u/boyd86 for this sample. I think. Correct me if I’m wrong. This is yet another continuation of my ongoing series that I’m calling “Scotch Malts, Wife’s Selection”, in which my wife goes through my backlog of SMWS (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) samples that I haven’t reviewed yet, pours them blind, and then I review it […]

Ardmore 21 1979 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing [Feather’s Flight Review Set #18]

Each year I am brought out to The Feathers Pub, Toronto for my birthday. Some years multiple times. This year, just once, and that’s okay by me. Too much of a good thing and that. Speyside whiskies are never something I plan to pick myself at my yearly whisky tasting. My wife loves to pick out mysteries, […]

Ardmore SMWS 66.65 “Holy smoke!”

Thanks to /u/Catharticintent for this sample This is a continuation of my ongoing series that I’m calling “Scotch Malts, Wife’s Selection”, in which my wife goes through my backlog of SMWS (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) samples that I haven’t reviewed yet, pours them blind, and then I review it blind. As I’ve said in my previous review, one […]