Thanks to /u/TequilaJunction for this sample. And we finish my small foray into Compass Box with a look at things that shouldn’t work, but do. You know, like a door that hangs off the hinges but makes everyone believe the house doesn’t have anything worth stealing. Or the idea of the Star Wars plan. Not the plan to make the Death Star, or the plan… Continue reading Compass Box The Lost Blend
Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for the sample. In my house I’m the cook and baker. And the guy who does the dishes too, but that’s an argument for me and my wife, and not anyone else. But back to the main point: The reason I cook and bake more often is because for me, a mixture of ingredients is bigger than the raw ingredients. I enjoy cookies:… Continue reading Compass Box Hedonism
Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for this sample. Whisky and Music seem intertwined on a regular basis. Perhaps because of the sheer amount the late Lemmy drank, or before him the sheer amount the rat pack drank. Or Metallica’s drinking habits. Or the amount of people who got drunk in life while listening to Music. The other parallel is the idea of solos versus groups playing together.… Continue reading Compass Box Asyla
Thanks to /u/Marcovici for this dram. It comes to no surprise of anyone that I like Lagavulin. For one, I’m a snob. I come from a long line of snobs, snobs who would only sit upon the nicest cushions, drink the finest colas, and laze about only in the finest tea shops. If you can’t tell from that, I’m of course joking. While I have built… Continue reading Lagavulin 1996 Distiller’s Reserve
So I’m still at Musikki Café, still with an amazing wife, post-chess defeat. We’ve actually come back for another drink while we wait. Have I mentioned I married someone really cool? No? Well I did. So while on this mini-vacation I decided to do some reviews. And since I’ve had a lot of the Scotches, and almost all of the Bourbons, I decided to do… Continue reading Powers Gold Label
So it’s my wife’s birthday weekend. And as the amazing, humble, great, extra humble husband that I am, I took her on a mini vacation here in Canada. I’m so amazing, I even brought her back. And humble. As the day went on, and we continued our stroll, both contemplating how great I am at remembering a date and reacting to requests for celebration of… Continue reading The Irishman Founder’s Reserve
Thanks to /u/Schockwaves for this dram. I saved an odd dram for this milestone. 700 reviews. I’m quite surprised I’m not permanently drunk at this point. A few months ago, I noticed I had never had anything from Blackadder independent bottlers. And that bugged me, for no other reason than I’m a nerd. I feel I needed to try something from them. So I asked.… Continue reading Blackadder The Legendary 23 [Review #700]
Thanks to /u/HD355 for setting up the bottle split on this one. And letting a moderately sized Canuck boy join in. This was done in the style of Stuart McLean, a favourite artist of mine. Thank you for the indulgence of vocabulary. Whisky is one of my main hobbies. From the first time I tried it at the young age of 11, and decided “there’s… Continue reading Highland Park 1988 26 Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength
Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for this sample. Let’s get to the point, for once. Ever. Kinda. I’m kinda a dick to Bowmore. I know, I know, sometimes they don’t exactly make it easy to be nice. Like the 12 year whisky. However it does affect how I react to things. If I have a blend, for instance, and it brags about a smokey, Islay whisky in it,… Continue reading Bowmore Tempest Batch No. 4
Thanks to someone who traded me this. They are no longer on Reddit. When last we left off, I, your intrepid hero of drinking whiskey and … uh… stuff… was trying multiple bourbon’s at a pace he’d consider “fast” and trying to write down notes to not seem too “stupid”. He failed at both. As such, hoping to add clarity to the dozens of fan… Continue reading Maker’s Mark Cask Strength [RE-REVIEW]
If you’re anything like me, you view whiskey reviewing as an all encompassing hobby that strives to drive you to drink every type of whiskey available and feel downtrodden when you haven’t officially reviewed a base spirit for fear that some Internet strangers (and some friends) will judge you. Just me? Gotcha. Good. I’m a fucking snowflake of un-imagined proportions (most of them wide). Bushmills… Continue reading Bushmills Original
Thanks to /u/Phreaky-Zee for this sample. I work in marketing. Now that you’re done yelling at your screen and downvoting me, I’ll continue. One thing that pops up from time to time in marketing is the idea of “sourcing” ideas from your fans. Some of these have turned out well. Lays Potato Chips has a very successful campaign. Then there’s Mountain Dew. Or the Canadians… Continue reading Glenlivet Guardians’ Chapter
Toronto Whisky Society 