George T. Stagg 2019

Thanks to Devoz for this dram. What was the occasion: End of year tasting which should have happened at the end of last year but Covid happened and we all decided that we’re dedicated to enjoying whisky, not dying to drink whisky. Important distinction there. This whiskey comes after two lighter Scotch’s I had to open up the […]

Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye

Thanks to /u/blaw82 for the sample. In the past few years, given multiple reasons, I haven’t had many bourbons. Probably due to the increased cost, but also I’ve realised I’m more of a Scotch fan. That said, my father is still a bourbon fan, and his bourbon friends are not within his area code, and as such […]

St. George Spirits Baller

Thanks to someone… Sorry, I can’t find who poured this for me. St. George Spirits Baller is an American single malt whiskey made to mimic the Japanese whiskey craze. Please don’t leave, don’t leave. I get it, I get it: You’re an American whiskey fan. You want something made in Kentucky or Tennessee, mostly corn, following […]

Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength [Mystery]

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring [+2] for the sample. How do you, a non-regular bourbon drinker, test yourself in hard ways? Why not one, but two mystery bourbon reviews! I drank this blind. Only knew it was bourbon, and was to be drank second. It could have been great, it could have been bad. It could be aged totally in […]

Russell’s Reserve Private Barrel Bourbon (Calgary Co-Op Barrel)[Mystery]

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring for this sample. Let’s get the obvious out of the way: I don’t typically drink bourbon. I’m more of a Scotch and World Whisky drinker, that’s just my bias, oh, and also I live in a province where I can either find BTAC through simpler methods or I can’t find Buffalo Trace for months […]

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire

So 2021 sucked. Sure, you may have had better things happen. I somewhat did? I kept going on, and am going to, however on December 31, 2021 I wouldn’t say anyone in my household, save for the cat, were particularly positive. I attempted to have some drinks, but the energy just wasn’t there. A stout […]

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 […]

Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye

Thanks to my buddy Rob who poured this (and the original Basil Hayden) as part of a recent whisky tasting we had (we all socially distanced and stayed outside and were all fully vaccinated). Experimentation is a good thing. I can frankly say that as someone who lives in Canada, where you can experiment and […]

Parker’s Heritage Collection 10th Edition & 5th Edition

I thank whomever poured these for me, and I apologize I can’t find your online username. My father is a bourbon fan. As such, when I visit him, I like to pick out samples. He has his with ice, as he likes bourbon and ice, and I have mine neat, with some water part way […]

High West Double Rye! K&L Exclusive Pineau des Charentes Finished

I have this weird thing for whiskies in Pineau des Charentes casks. I have no explanation for it at all. I was drinking Teeling, as I like to do, and one of them used the cask. Then my mother called me up from a friend’s house and they were talking about it. Does that mean […]