Cragganmore 12 Peated 2019 Special Release / Cragganmore 1989 Archives

I have a handful of bottle images that pop up when I think of Cragganmore. And perhaps that’s because I really only think of the standard Cragganmore and the Distiller’s Edition. So it was definitely time I drank more Cragganmore. That all said, getting a new Cragganmore means either waiting for an independent bottler to […]

The hunt for amazing Glenrothes

Glenrothes has always been “there”. It’s not typically on any (in my whisky group) “must buy” list, their OBs don’t really excite too many people (typically, and again, just from what I’ve read, YMMV), but they have their fans. I’m sure of it. Why? Because I’ve had them poured for me. And based on reviews, […]

Glendullan 23 1972 Rare Malts Selection

If I was to say I’m bad at trying all the distilleries, most people would (rightfully) call me out. What I am is bad at trying lower end whiskies when the chance arises because I only have so much liver in this life. I was already a multi-centenary Scotch reviewer when I first reviewed a […]

3 Ardmore Reviews

My proclivities to specific distilleries are at odds with one of my whisky reviewing morals. There’s never going to be a distillery that I’ll turn down reviewing because there’s always going to be at least one whisky from them I’ll like. That said, I do get into times when I want a specific whisky. And […]

Westland Peat Week 2016 [Mystery]

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring for this mystery dram. Peat. Does it go with everything? Is it like honey, that seemingly pairs well in all cases, from toast to sexy times to washing your hair? Or is it like peanut butter, which works for some of those things, and makes bears attack you in the other two cases? Westland […]

Amrut Oloroso Single Cask 4133 [Mystery]

Thanks to nsquare14 for this mystery. Amrut. Yeah, I didn’t know it was Amrut when I started, but safe bet I’ll enjoy an Amrut. devoz and I are big fans of the Indian single malt and have a fun competition where we try to out-review the other one. We also share quite a few drams. Enter a sherried […]

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix [MYSTERY]

Thanks to /u/xile_ for pouring this for me. I’m not the biggest Glenfiddich fan boy. Yes, the 18 has a special place in my heart, however I’m not constantly hunting down Glenfiddich to try. That said I have been hunting down Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix. I had a chance to have a pour, however not being the biggest Glenfiddich […]

Lagavulin – Lg8 – Elements of Islay [Mystery Review]

Thanks to /u/Throzen for sharing this dram. Mystery sample time! It’s always fun to have a new whisky, and one blind is pretty cool. Also single casks can really, really vary one each. Thus I went in completely blind. Let’s see how it tasted, shall we? Price: N/A at the LCBO Region: Islay Vintage: 2006 Bottled: 2018 Age: 12-years-old Cask Type: 2 Bourbon […]

Kirkland Signature Speyside 18

Thanks to /u/DistillAsian for this one! Kirkland Signature. We all know it. Sorry, those of us who need the deals at Costco just to get by in this boring dystopia that is Capitalistic North America know of it. Canadians and Americans have different ways of reacting to store brands. In Canada, we grew up with them, and […]

Aultmore 35 1982 Adelphi

Thanks to /u/xile_[ for pouring me this dram. It’s the end of the year. We’re having whiskies of which we saved onto to eventually have. It’s all a great time. So we’re doing the next one blind. Which, of course, means I didn’t guess it correctly. Aultmore 35 1982 Adelphi is what it eventually was revealed to be. So […]