Thanks to /u/stinkysauce for this sample. And the image which I stole from him. For pooping on. Actually for using as a visual medium. And for pooping. Recently there’s been some shitting on Gordon & MacPhail. And honestly, I can say that they sometimes deserve it. Not always, just… sometimes. Like when the IB is down to 43%. Or the dram tastes like poop. And… Continue reading Highland Park 1999 Cask Strength Gordon & MacPhail
Glenora Distillery and I have a shakey non-relationship. It’s a relationship for the joke description I’m writing now. On the one hand, Canada’s first ever single malt. Made in Nova Scotia, fighting the good fight over naming issues. If that doesn’t make my heart bleed maple syrup and make me want to fuck a moose, I don’t know what will. On the other hand… I… Continue reading Glen Breton 12 Ice
People sometimes ask me why I drink whiskey that I don’t have the biggest like for. Or the best feeling. And I usually tell them to stop being make believe and shit. Because no one asks me that, except /u/texacer every so often. I do it because someone, probably in a movie, once said you can’t have the sweet without the sour. No, that’s not… Continue reading Jim Beam Devil’s Cut
Thanks to /u/shane_il for the sample. Let’s discuss the elephant in the room: Yes, the picture is not of Batch 10. Honestly finding a picture of Batch 10 that was big enough to look nice while not having watermarks all over it or stolen from a blog was like pulling my own tonsils out. Not really worth it. Good? Good. My interest in Bunnahabhain Darach Ur… Continue reading Bunnahabhain Darach Ur
I talked about Grouse recently, and here we are, with a naked one. And that’s what I told the officer. Unfortunately he forgot to write something down, blah blah blah, I’m not allowed at any avian sanctuaries anymore but no prison time. A few months ago (and a lot of drams ago) I reviewed a bunch of the bird blends from Beam-Suntory Inc. However there… Continue reading The Naked Grouse
Thanks to /u/devoz for this dram. And now to finish up this mini series of Springbank whiskies. Hype is an odd thing. I like to believe I don’t play into it too much, however then a new Marvel movie or Pathfinder book comes out, and I’m hooked. Whisky is a mix bag. I’ve been able to avoid the hype surrounding most BTAC. After trying a few… Continue reading Springbank 17 Sherry Wood
There’s lots of questions to answer and little time to answer them. Why little time? Because after awhile these things turn into rambling and no one reads them. Mostly due to attention spans and getting to the point. So, what whisky are we reviewing today? It’s Springbank SMWS 27.109 “Guns on the grouse moor” That just makes more questions come up, let’s keep going. What… Continue reading Springbank SMWS 27.109 “Guns on the grouse moor”
Thanks to /u/devoz for the dram Springbank. When first hearing the name, it evokes different thoughts. At first, you imagine a brunch place that has lots of fresh fruit and squabbling couples pretending to like one another due to a fear of being alone. Then you imagine a beautiful if cold river, flowing through days when it’s suppose to be warm, dammit. Finally you come to… Continue reading Springbank 14 1999 Refill Sherry Butt Cask Strength
Thanks to /u/Schockwaves for this dram. It’s been one of those downer months so far. No wins, lots of losses (and I’m not talking about my love life or basketball). So I was quite happy to sit down after weeks of few reviews and drink something that is typically labeled as “Hazmat” by the bourbon community, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch #6. I have good luck… Continue reading Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch 6
Thank you to /u/Phreaky-Zee for this sample. I’m a sucker for a nice finish. That’s probably why I’m an ass man. Anyone can wear makeup or get their boobs done: Ass takes special work. Which leads us, very awkwardly for those of you who are puritanical, into the whisky I’m reviewing for today:Tullibardine 225. This is the standard Tullibardine whisky that’s then finished in 225… Continue reading Tullibardine 225
A small glimpse of light in the darkness shines towards my face. I crawl my way towards it. The heavy gravity pulls my legs down. Yet still I continue. For if I’m to escape the S.S. Howdy, I’ll need to do so with my wits. With my tongue, more so. The end review is always the most demoralizing. The doubts, the misses. The horror. Another… Continue reading Mystery /r/Scotch Howdy 2 [Howdying Mystery Review Series]
Rain pelts the area, drenching all that it touches. I stare up at a house that costs more money than my family has ever seen. Will ever see. A peel of lightning shows more and more of it. A ramshackle building, oppressing the land with it’s presence. I continue through the rain, knocking against the heavy door. It peels open, a small man standing there,… Continue reading Mystery /r/Bourbon Howdy 2 [Howdying Mystery Review Series]
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