A bunch of Bunnahabhain

I like Bunnahabhain. But I don’t think I love Bunnahabhain. There’s a debate that comes up each time we have Bunna at a tasting: It’s good, but is it ever great? And there’re some of us who believe maybe, some who fall into never, and myself, a person in between. Of course, I’m a reviewer […]

Ardbeg 19 / 22 / Supernova 2019 / Dark Cove CR / Blaaack CR

Yeah, I’m a peat head. I’ve tried to deny it, I’ve tried to ignore it. It’s a cliche, right? Oh, Scotch drinker likes smoky, peaty whisky. The more peat smoke, the better. Nothing subtle there at all. Heck he even owns a bourbon that was finished in an ex-Ardbeg cask. Which leads us to Ardbeg. […]

Cask-Strength Caol Ila: Some Reviews

Caol Ila is the powerhouse of the cell. Oh, wait. No, that’s not right at all. I mean, it’s not even the mitochondria either but they both get in good amounts of work. Caol Ila is the industrial hard worker of Islay. Based on that, you’d probably expect their releases to be peated, not much […]

Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, & Octomore: 10 Reviews

It’ s no lie that I find something endearing about Bruichladdich, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. The company is such an underdog. It had issues, the casks were bad, and someone came along and through connections and money and a lot of gumption and probably more so money they re-racked the every-loving-hell […]

Three Lagavulin Reviews

I’ve never been to Islay. There was some discussion of going this year, with friends, kinda stalled a bit, then was pushed off to another year, and then even the replacement plans have gotten a bit rough. I hope that someday when life has changed again, I can visit Isly for Feis Ile. Or around […]

Port Ellen 27 1978 Douglas Laing Old & Rare – The Platinum Selection / Port Ellen 24 1982 Scott’s Selection

There’s a general feeling I have about distilleries. It’s okay to love a distillery. However, you should know that you’re enjoying a whisky made in a period of time and given special circumstances. Let’s look at Port Ellen. Port Ellen was closed down first in 1930 (continued as a malting and bonded warehouse), rebuilt in […]

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 (3rd Edition)

Thanks to /u/the_muskox for this sample. Wow, it’s been a while. I got a bit behind. A while back someone asked me about the difference in the batches/editions of Port Charlotte 10. I had previously stated the reason it was released due to how good PC10 was. Confused yet? Welcome to drinking Bruichladdich. There’s the PC series, […]

Caol Ila 12 2006 North Star

Everything about Caol Ila, on paper, without trying their whisky spells disaster. It’s massive amounts of whisky pumped out industrially owned by a large company. And yet… dammit if I don’t really enjoy their whisky. So I guess I gotta stop judging books by covers and all that. Oh, how my life would be different. […]

Laphroaig 20 1996 Adelphi

Thanks to /u/xile_ for pouring me this dram. How do you end an epic tasting that includes good steak, beef bacon, sausages, and staring into the abyss? Why with a Laphroaig of course! Laphroaig 20 1996 Adelphi is to round out the tasting. And since it’s from Adelphi, I’m lucky that they listed the alcohol the information is […]

Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair

Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair is a new NAS release from Bunnahabhain. It’s sherried, using both first fill and second fill sherry casks. I obtained this sample from the brand ambassador who recently ran a tasting for the Toronto Whisky Society. Why this? According to some press, it’s a partial replacement for the 12 year. Guess they’re having sourcing […]