English Whisky Smokey / 11 North Star Burgundy

Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample of the North Star. It’s fair for some people to think that England, like Scotland or Ireland, should have some type of whisky background. They have lived beside these major whisky producing countries, created others like Canada or the US, and had royalty who has been purchasing and imbibing since they […]

Rozelieures Single Malt Peated Collection

Thanks to a close friend, Martha, for pouring me this sample. So I was at a tasting, in the before times, back when we all met up for such things. And where we will meet up again. It was the year where we did world whiskies, and one of the tasters brought Rozelieures Single Malt Peated […]

Teeling 10 2008 Single Cask

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring[+2] for this sample. As Teeling continues to grow and age it’s own whiskey, we’re going to see more of their whiskey in the mix and less of what they’ve sourced (which they haven’t officially disclosed, and I’m not going to mention since it always turns into a debate when I do). Part of me […]

Floki Icelandic 2017 Young Malt Sheep Dung Reserve

Thanks to /u/distillasian for the sample. When someone mentions Iceland, you don’t think of whisky. Probably because there’s only one distillery making whisky there. But it exists, and every so often it pops up. Someone brings in a sample of either young malt or actual whisky coming from the small nation. I enjoyed visiting Iceland. The food […]

Orphan Barrel Entrapment

Thanks to /u/EvilAFI for the sample. The Orphan Barrel series is an interesting idea: Simply put there’s older casks of whisk(e)y that are released. And the vast majority have been bourbons. Older than normal. Not too expensive, but kinda expensive. Barterhouse was the first one, and between the cool fox on the bottle and the actual tasting […]

Amrut Sherry Dennis Steckel Selection Blackadder / Amrut Madeira Finish

I have two friends who never, ever pass up an Amrut. The vast majority of my Amrut reviews come from them. As the company has grown, it’s been good times. We’ve seen more and more out. Dennis Steckel could tell you how many, given he has the largest collection out there. So many that Blackadder […]

J. P. Wiser’s 23 Cask Strength Blend

When I review other country’s whisky, the methods and ingredients used are brought up. We know that the still used has an effect, with pot stills versus column stills leading to different flavours. We know that malt has an impact versus grain. We know the malting heat source (peat smoke versus diesel or even sheep […]

Cooley 15 1992 A.D. Rattray

I enjoy Irish whiskey. So brave, am I right? Enjoying what used to account for 60% of all whiskey sold on the planet? What next, am I going to express my love for chocolate or how much rice I eat(I used to avoid rice, that’s a subject for another time)? Joking aside, I enjoy the […]

Kavalan Port Solist KavaFAN pick

Thanks to /u/Throzen for sharing this dram. Hey, haven’t quite gotten to my Macallan reviews yet… I wonder what could fill in, just in the meantime… Oh wait, Kavalan Port Solist KavaFAN pick will do quite nicely. Odd how those fit together, right? I joke, I joke. Kavalan uses different casks sometimes and only costs mostly as much (with […]

Nikka Black Clear

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuyTO for this dram. A quick recap on my cantankerous position on Japanese whisky: It can be great, it’s so popular that the stuff you can get ahold of without selling a small family sedan typically isn’t. Typically. Enter Nikka Black Clear, 7-Eleven’s own brand of Japanese whisky, available for less than a 10-spot, and available at each corner in […]