To recap: xile_ (his real name, really) had us all over for a mystery lineup. I brought brownies. That’s really not useful to the review. Well, I didn’t have them until the whiskies were done, and drank tons of water between each dram. Maybe that’s useful. Oh, and all of the whiskies were poured blind. xile_ bet I’d get two right. I showed him and got none right. That’ll show him.

As my whisky friends know, it’s a special moment to either have a whisky that I have never had OR, in a happier, more inclusive world, where we all try something new. Enter Tormore.

Prior to this dram, I’ve never had a Tormore. Known as the prettiest distillery in Speyside, Tormore is a fairly new distillery, only having been established in 1960. Their malted barley is lightly peated, aged mostly in ex-Bourbon casks, and is known for their light…