Hibiki Japanese Harmony [Re-Review]

Thanks to my buddy John for sharing a dram of this one. Hibiki 30… is not being reviewed today. It is the Hibiki white whale that I search for. Wait, that seems familiar. Let’s go a different route. Hibiki Japanese Harmony is a blended malt from Hibiki meant to mimic music, with high and low notes, […]

Four Roses 2013 Limited Edition – Small Batch 125 Anniversary Edition [Re-Review]

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring a sample for me. A few years ago one of those “odd” moments happened with Bourbon. Four Roses 2013 Limited Edition – Small Batch 125 Anniversary Edition, a special edition from a large company, was released in large enough quantities that most could have it. It wasn’t NAS, it wasn’t watered down, […]

The Irishman Single Malt

So I thought I hadn’t reviewed The Irishman Single Malt before, thus when fellow TWS members were handed samples by a company representing them, I said sure. Then I reviewed it, and re-read my old review. Oops. Not really. You see, these are made in small batches. Something like 1,000 bottles in total. So some variation is […]

Amrut Portonova [Re-Review]

And this is the end of my Mystery Advent Calendar. It ends with a bit of a hiccup. Day #24 is a re-review. My wife picked from a section of whiskies that were made up of ones I’ve already had, and were the last drops. So I ended up finishing with Amrut Portonova. I’m happy to […]

Millstone 100 Rye [Re-Review]

Ten days in. To the Advent Calendar. One of those things people usually post as they drink, but I’m all like “that’s too much, I’m busy” and did it two months later because I’m behind and stuff. So this is Advent Dram #10. I’ve had some close guesses on these mystery drams. However, my wife […]

Laphroaig Lore

So it’s Advent Day #6. And my wife asks me about one of my shelves. Why I don’t seem to pull from it as much. I mention that’s my shelf of stuff that I’ve reviewed before that’s been broken down to boston bottles either to share with people or to have in the future. She […]

Balvenie 21 Portwood [Re-Review]

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. Recently the Toronto Whisky Society was privileged enough to have a Balvenie tasting. And not just any Balvenie tasting, but one with Jame Johnson, our resident Brand Ambassador slash co-host of The Whisky Topic. And I was happy enough to join. The line-up was pretty epic, however […]

Teeling 9 Single Cask Port Cask [Re-review]

So I’m at the Teeling distillery. A year ago. And I have a choice between a few single casks they have. Two of them are fill your own bottles. That’s exciting. I want to do that. I’ve never done that. I’ve been around when someone else did that, sure, but I’ve never done it. So […]

Macallan Select Oak [RE-REVIEW]

Thanks to scotchguy_to for sharing this sample! So I’m at this tasting. And if you’re ever at a tasting, with people who understand how to do tastings right, you’ll have a whisky to open up your taste buds. Which for me means something inexpensive, and typically a Speyside. And to help out my writing, I […]

Laphroaig 18 [Re-Review]

Thanks to /u/Throzen for sharing a dram of this one. Nostalgia is a set of rose coloured glasses that will forever poison the past with sugar. It makes us second guess if things were really better, or perhaps not. So when people discuss, with sadness, the discontinued Laphroaig 18 versus the Laphroaig 15 which replaced it. However I […]