Dailuaine SMWS 41.83 “Sherry, Sherry Baby”

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me this sample. Dailuaine. I have a theory. It’s not popular because you can’t order it drunk. Heck you can’t order it sober unless you understand Gaelic, and that leaves very few people in the world able to do so. I feel bad for anyone whose first language isn’t at least somewhat […]

Dailuaine SMWS 41.81 “Unravel the mystery”

Thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for pouring me this sample. I’ve written about Dailuaine twice before, as I’ve only had two whiskies from them before today. So far I’m seeing why they are used in blends, and why Diageo keeps them around. Don’t take that as a put down, either. Not every cog in the machine is the main […]

Dailuaine SMWS 41.78 “Poker night whisky”

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. Poker night. An evocative image of people sitting around in a smoke […]

Dailuaine 15 1997 Single Cask (Master of Malt)

Thanks to /u/whisky_lads [+13] for the sample. Rare is it that I find a distillery that I’ve never had. The reason isn’t because I’ve had so many: More so the reason is because I’ve had so many of the ones that have OB or aren’t owned by Diageo/Pernod that are used for blends. Well, blends […]