Hven Seven Stars No. 2 Merak

Thanks to /u/Strasse for this dram. If you find yourself between Denmark and Sweden, specifically in the strait of Öresund, you may be drowning in a cold area and should reach land and warmth immediately. If you’re lucky enough to be there and be on the island of Hven, congrats on staying alive! To celebrate you could […]

Mackmyra

You gotta try new things. Again, yes, I’m your mother now. See previous reviews to find out why. Some of them will surprise you, or whatever I’m supposed to say to get people to read as otherwise I’m just screaming into the void. Where was I? Oh yes, Mackmyra, a Swedish whisky distillery. When you […]

Millstone 20 1996 Virgin Oak

Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample. Virgin oak whiskies and I aren’t on each other’s Xmas card list. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying I don’t fuck with them, but I don’t go out of my way to fuck with them. First off if you think slivers in your hand are painful… oh, we’re not going […]

Tipperary 17 2002 Rum Cask

It’s tough when you’re starting a distillery. There’s a very, very high barrier to entry. We live in a time when the richest among us demand higher returns on investment, meaning if you have an idea and no money then you may as well not have an idea at all. Or you can keep that […]

Paradigm 5 First Edition / Paradigm Canadian Heritage Series 19

Thanks to my friend Martha for pouring this at a recent whisky tasting (we all socially distanced and stayed outside and were all fully vaccinated). It’s been awhile since I reviewed Canadian whisky. I could say something negative there that’s faintly funny while being mean, so I think I’ll keep going. If you’re in London, […]

Knappogue Castle 1951

Thanks to /u/Scotchguy_TO for this sample. I enjoy Irish Whiskey. A few years ago that was, for some reason, a statement that had people up in arms in some whiskey circles. Now it’s fine. Thank goodness. Irish Whiskey used to be the norm. Prior to the coffey still it was the drink of choice. Things changed, there […]

Irish Single Malt Extra Old Acla Selection / 27 Acla Selection

Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for pouring me these samples. There’s a lot of great reviewers on the internet. Something I envy, and attempted to do myself, is the idea of organizing one’s samples in order to have milestone reviews. You know what I’m talking about: Person posts their 20th review, cracks open a nice 20+ year Laphroaig, pats […]

Kavalan Solist ex-Oloroso Sherry Cask KavaFAN pick

Thanks to Forbiddenwaffle for pouring this sample for me. I’m still holding out hope that I find a Kavalan that beats out the best I’ve had. This isn’t something alone with Kavalan: Multiple distilleries, I’d argue all of them, have the top dram I’ve ever had and that’s a target. No one shows up to the Olympics […]

Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu IPA Cask Finish

Thanks to Bananavanman for sharing this dram with me. I got to ride on the Japanese whisky boat a tiny, tiny bit. Mostly due to awesome friends and dumb luck. If you haven’t, I’ll be the first to say the Amazing Japanese whiskies boat has sailed so far away it’s in whatever country you can imagine is […]

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 […]