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 […]

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 […]

Secret Islay #2 10 2011 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails

What’s the best way to follow up a review of a blend with tons of questions? Why not a single malt with lots of questions? Enter Secret Islay #2 10 2011 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails, a release specifically for The Toronto Whisky Society. Do we know the distillery? Nope, not at all! What do […]

Bunnahabhain 15 2004 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

Thanks to my buddies for this dram. So we’re at the end. And I’m both happy and sad. Sad because I seem to be out of Bunnahabhain to review until one kicks it all off again. Speaking of which: Bunnahabhain 16 2004 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask is what kicked off this particular set. I was […]

Bunnahabhain 9 2010 Mòine Feis Ile 2020

So I found the great and epic Bunnahabhain releases. Which brings me up to 50+ something Bunnahabhains. However I did miss a specific group during this particular review extravaganza: More peated Bunnahabhain. Bunnahabhain is typically unpeated. There’s a bit of peat in there, however in post from 4 years ago they stated the small amount of […]

Bunnahabhain Port Askaig 45 1968

Years ago someone did a group of reviews on Bunnahabhain. In it, the person reviewing mentioned that the 1960s were a golden era for the distillery, pumping out the top of the whiskies from the distillery, bar none. Now this isn’t a crazy idea: I can attest to the amazing whiskies that people speak of […]

Bunnahabhain 44 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special

So we’re done now, right? All old Bunnahabhain have yet again been tasted and then gone to an ignoble burial somewhere in my liver and potentially in a fat reserve near my right love handle? No. We’re never done. Wait, no, that’s too fatalistic. We’re nearly done. That’s more factual and doesn’t have the same […]