Bowmore 30 1989 The Kinship Collection 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: I got bling whisky and I’m Hamad, no cap. I have no idea what I just wrote, Jesus I gotta start acting my age… wait, my entire generation has Peter Pan syndrome, there is no way to act my age. I purchased a sample set of The Kinship Collection 2020 from Hunter […]

Ardbeg 28 1992 The Kinship Collection 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: The occasion is there are expensive whiskies that come in a group that I got my hands on, and wondered, aloud, probably to my cat, if they are worth it. There used to be a huge writeup by a brandy fan that explained the idea of slowly going from enjoying one or […]

Highland Park 30 1989 The Kinship 2020 Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: A store that I know of had a tasting for the Kinship Collection 2020, and between my life being chaotic as hell, I haven’t gotten to them. So every so often, when I get a chance, I pick out one of them and review them. And it’s been taking awhile. What whisky […]

Edradour 10 2011 Signatory Un-Chillfiltered Collection

What was the occasion: I received a mystery sample from a whisky friend “Ricebowl” (real name changed because welcome to the internet, if that’s bugging you you can guess, it’s probably something like “Nushi” or “Maria” or “Fartmeister” or “Slam-Poetry-Outcome”). I don’t let mystery samples stick around, as in the past I completely forgot where they […]

Tamdhu 34 1966 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

What was the occasion: I’m able to walk short distances again! Thus I brought my wife out for a steak dinner for Valentine’s day (not on that day, I’m not crazy) at a restaurant known for their steak festival. My wife loves beef, and they happen to have a decent whisky list with a handful of […]

anCnoc (Knockdhu) 16 2006 WhiskySponge

What was the occasion: While healing I haven’t had the energy to properly enjoy a whisky. Add to that pain drugs shouldn’t be mixed with alcohol and thus I haven’t been reviewing. That all said, maybe it’s all mental. So on a day where the pain was low and I had some energy, I decided to […]

Laphroaig – Lp9 – Elements of Islay

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing this whisky. What was the occasion: Still at the end of year tasting, but this is the final end of year whisky, as I know when I’m beat. That would be after this whisky. I know when I’m losing my ability to review, either due to inebriation, pain (my leg was broken and […]

Caol Ila 23 1997 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur’s Choice

What was the occasion: End of year tasting. I’ve had lots of whiskies. I’ve taken breaks. I’m not into the pain drugs yet, but the leg is screaming that I should be what with it being broken in two places. But I’m not missing our end of year tasting, dammit. Don’t do what the dumb man […]

Lagavulin – Lg10 – Elements of Islay

What was the occasion: A heavy end of year tasting. There were breaks, not just in my leg! That’s a joke because I had broken my leg before this and did it in a lot of pain. We’ve started to hit the peated whiskies now, meaning the average Scotch drinker actually cares now, so rev yourselves […]

Ben Nevis 23 1996 The Whisky Trail

Thanks to /u/xile_ for this dram. What was the occasion: End of year tasting, leg broken, not keeping me from whisky, I’m a champ and a fool because holy damn I’m lucky moving around a bunch didn’t injure me more. What whisky did we review? Ben Nevis 23 1996 The Whisky Trail, a Ben Nevis from the legendary […]