Dumbarton Infamous Nectar 32

Thanks to /u/devoz and /u/ScotchGuyTO for sharing this dram I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I wasn’t even born, let alone near the grassy knoll on that fateful day in Texas. Now that that’s out of the way, I can bang on another drum I continuously drum about (not the one about being a peathead or […]

North British 7 2007 Signatory Vintage Collection – Cask Strength

The days when Lowlands with soft mineral notes, lovely citrus, and a great selection of nice drams to have before a tastings are behind us. However, for those of us who love that style, all is not lost. There are still some distilleries making that profile, and not all of them are in the Lowlands. […]

Potter’s 14 1985 Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection

Thanks to @scotchguy.to for sharing a dram of this with me. Bit of confusion on this one. I was poured it and it was labelled as 13 years, but I can’t find that and can find a 14 year. So please excuse the confusion, as the alcohol percentage lines up. Potter’s Distillery was out in Langley British […]

Cameronbridge SMWS G4.13 “Marvellous multifaceted”

Thanks to Tim W. for the sample. And thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for the image. For those who missed it (and frankly that’s okay) each year, around my birthday, I review what samples I have from 1982. Because that’s when I was born. Otherwise, it’d be a weird coincidence. After taking a break due to social commitments I […]

Carsebridge 34 1982 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Each year, during December, I break into any whiskies I have from 1982. Why? Because that’s when I ended up being born. This year there are four, and I’m quite excited because a) it’s getting harder to find the already hard-to-find whiskies from this year. If you’re wondering why, look up when distilleries started shutting […]

Invergordon 24 1993 The Good Spirits Co.

Thanks to a good friend for sharing these drams! Two distilleries from Scotland that I’ve never had a whisky from in one tasting? What is it, my birthday? Nah, if it was my birthday the grain distillery option would be over 30 years old. Anything less is iffy at my age, to be honest. Invergordon, […]

Loch Lomond Single Grain

Thanks to a friend of mine for sharing this sample! Loch Lomond brings up a lot of thoughts. First off: Who? So Loch Lomond is a dual whisky distillery in the Highland region. They make both grain and malt whisky, and as of 1971, the last of a whole bunch who used to probably not […]

Girvan SMWS G7.10 “The Texan tea party”

Thanks to /u/twiddleDD for the sample Introducing a new series that I’m calling “Scotch Malts, Wife’s Selection”, in which my wife goes through my backlog of SMWS samples that I haven’t reviewed yet, pours them blind, and then I review it blind. Girvan represents an interesting whisky for me. First off, it’s a single grain whisky. I’ve always […]

Canadian Club 40

Last night I was invited, as part of the Toronto Whisky Society, to a launch event for Canadian Club 40. It was completely free. I disclose this to be clear. Also, as a note, prior to the tasting I had a maple bacon old fashioned. In order to mitigate any odd flavours coming in, I made sure […]

Glendalough Double Barrel

So I’m at the Irish Whiskey Museum. That’s a different review for a different day. Suffice to say, the tour was great fun. As part of the tour, we tried 4 different Irish whiskies and then got to make our own blend. The grain we tried? Glendalough Double Barrel. Thus I was able to review […]