Crown Royal Multi-Review: Deluxe, Reserve, Black, Northern Harvest Rye and Hand Selected Barrel

Given it’s the end of the year, I thought why not post some reviews of a brand that will be consumed to great excess come New Years’ Eve. I’ve had a number of Crown Royal expressions over the years and the 5 that follow are the ones I’ve had a chance to sit down and review. there’s a certain nostalgia to this brand for me, … Continue reading Crown Royal Multi-Review: Deluxe, Reserve, Black, Northern Harvest Rye and Hand Selected Barrel

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Jim Beam Red Stag Hardcore Cider

Thank you to… damn, didn’t write it down. Sorry about that. Some guy gave me this. He didn’t want anything back. Said it was bad. I’ve said, multiple times, that if someone releases something and calls it a whiskey, I’ll review it. Recently I’ve had quite a few whiskies from different distilleries that most people have commented on as “rough” and “holy damn that wasn’t… Continue reading Jim Beam Red Stag Hardcore Cider

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Review

Last Straw Darker Side of the Moonshine

Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample. I think. North of me, in a magical place that grew out of grass fields, is a place called Vaughan. And much like the spelling of that, which all us white folks assume is an Ojibwa word, when it’s actually named after a British guy. And of course, being the fastest growing municipality in Canada (which is like being the… Continue reading Last Straw Darker Side of the Moonshine

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Benrinnes SMWS 36.96 “Chocolate Cake Cookie”

Looked at my upcoming samples I was planning on reviewing. Came to a conclusion: I was about to review some whiskies that may lower my overall numbers, if you catch my drift. Suffice to say, I also had a first-fill 9 year old Benrinnes that was aching for it. Granted I sound like a Catholic priest talking about a young boy who likes chocolate bars… Continue reading Benrinnes SMWS 36.96 “Chocolate Cake Cookie”

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Review

BenRiach 6 part Odds and Ends

Hey, I haven’t done a multi part review in awhile. Why not another BenRiach one? I enjoy BenRiach. So much so that I recently realized, through bottle splits, bottle purchases, and in one case a sample purchase, I had 6 BenRiach whiskies sitting around, ready for a Odds and Ends review. As such, I’ll be somewhat biased. Or maybe not. See, what I really, really… Continue reading BenRiach 6 part Odds and Ends

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Glen Garioch Multi-Review

This is an amalgam of a few different reviews I originally posted on Reddit. The Glen Garioch Founder’s Reserve was one of the early bottles that I bought, as it was reasonably priced at the LCBO and, in my opinion, was a much nicer Highland option than other entry level bottles. This caused me to seek out other bottlings from Glen Garioch (pronounced glen geery … Continue reading Glen Garioch Multi-Review

Bryan Vanderkruk22/12/201630/01/20181 Comment

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Caol Ila 18 1993 A.D. Rattray

Thanks to /u/devoz for the first sip of this and the subsequent swap of a sample because I was much, much too burned out to review it properly at the time. I had drank so much that my tasting tongue (as opposed to my lovin tongue or my speakin tongue) was dead. I quickly made a swap for a sample, and walked away with my tail… Continue reading Caol Ila 18 1993 A.D. Rattray

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Ardmore SMWS 66.82 “Gritty turned Pretty”

Thanks to /u/boyd86 for sharing a sample of this dram. Starting to see vapour trails at this point. However my tongue still works, which my wife is happy about. Ardmore. It feels like just a few weeks ago that I was recommending Ardmore to someone. I may have been drinking and forgot their name. Not where I was or anything, and I really don’t think they… Continue reading Ardmore SMWS 66.82 “Gritty turned Pretty”

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Review: Amrut Virgin Oak (Kensington Wine Market Exclusive)

Appearance: 1.8, Old Oak Nose: Caramel, chocolate, grainy, malty, menthol, rich oak, leather, ginger, pepper steak, almost some red stone fruits here too. Normally with Amrut single casks, you get mostly the core Amrut profile with an accent of the cask type, not so here. The Amrut profile is there, but it is dominated by a rich spice and sweetness. This is not an out … Continue reading Review: Amrut Virgin Oak (Kensington Wine Market Exclusive)

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Review

Tullibardine Port Finish

Picked off the menu of one of my usual spots in downtown Toronto. Quinn’s is a great place in the financial district with a good food menu and a decent selection of whisky (with decent prices for the location). I knew nothing about this but it piqued my interest! A quick search on the internet tells me that Tullibardine is one of the few remaining … Continue reading Tullibardine Port Finish

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Review: Bunnahabhain 12 vs 18

Thank you to fellow TWS member WDMC905 for these samples. I’ve had both previously and enjoyed them but at a very early point in my scotch exploration, such that I didn’t really have the skills yet to put words to thoughts/tastes. Very happy to have samples of two Islays gems to review side by side! Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Abv: 46.3% Colour: Deep Copper Nose: Rancio, … Continue reading Review: Bunnahabhain 12 vs 18

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Longrow 13 Springbank Society Bottling

Thanks to /u/xile_ for the last surprise dram of the evening. So here we are. I’m already lost on two other mysteries. Both were immediately guessed correctly by the other two “completely in the dark” reviewers. Now there were two of us completely in the dark with no guesses yet. Oh, and I had drank quite a few drams and chugged a lot of water by… Continue reading Longrow 13 Springbank Society Bottling

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