A while ago I was in our local province run government monopoly and while their undertrained workers were working around me and the management were watching me like a hawk because they think I’m an alcoholic master thief, I happened upon Barterhouse 20 Orphan Barrel. Given my provinces founding by groups of Scotsman who feel that spirits (note: not wine or beer) were the Devil, I… Continue reading Barterhouse 20 Orphan Barrel
Thanks to Wiser’s for pouring a few samples of this as we toasted Detroit and Windsor. For those of you not in the know, last year was the first year for the Northern Border Collection. Given my countries excellence in winter clothing, I wouldn’t be surprised if most people assumed it was a clothing line. But it’s more exciting than that. It’s a special limited… Continue reading J.P. Wiser’s 35 (2018)
Thanks to /u/Orehnmadgib for pouring me a sample of this dram. It’s odd having a drinking buddy like /u/devoz. He’s going to joke around and be cool, and then you find out he’s the number one reviewer of BTAC on Reddit, even though he doesn’t live in Kentucky and totally doesn’t have the last name “Handy” or “Lee” that you’d expect. Not that bourbon requires you to be… Continue reading Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye 2009
Thanks to /u/Scotchchick for pouring me a sample of this. A few months/years ago, I had this great idea. I’d gather up as many Willet samples as I could. They released so many different single barrel whiskies and ryes that I’d be able to do a true vertical. And then I realized a few things: A lot of these whiskies are really hard to get. They were… Continue reading Willett 22 2015 Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Bourbon
Thanks to /u/Scotchchick for pouring a sample for me. There’s a whiskey. Some would say ubiquitous. Still, others would say it’s legendary. Its golden hue is known by geeks and non-geeks alike, which based on how I did on Venn diagrams, includes everyone in the world (Editor’s note: That’s not how that works at all). Of course, I’m speaking about Mellow Corn. Not to get corny, but I’ve… Continue reading Mellow Corn
Among my whisky geek friends, I am known as the one who’s typically wrong. This isn’t 100% because I say wrong things all the time. It’s also because, in my past, I worked in marketing, and in marketing, if you don’t say something with total confidence then you aren’t believed. If you wait to look something up, no one believes you. If you show any… Continue reading Redbreast Lustau Edition
? Thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for pouring me a sample of this whisky. It’s Xmas time. And somehow you’ve gotten your baking done and out of the house. Perhaps you’re not even someone who celebrates Xmas. Maybe you’ve not gained the requisite 10 kg of weight needed for the rough winters ahead in this new world. So you’re all set, and then a package arrives. You see it’s… Continue reading Glenrothes SMWS 30.100 “An abundance of fruit cake”
Thanks to /u/ScotchChick for pouring me a sample. As I slowly catch up on Glenrothes, I notice that I typically stick to independently bottled varieties. And there are some from Glenrothes who may point this out, and say I should give more of their OBs a chance. Not that I’ve ignored them. The 1995 and Select Reserve have been done, after all. And… well, those two are… Continue reading Glenrothes Alba Reserve
Thanks to /u/ScotchChick for pouring me a sample of this dram. I’ll be honest, as I typically am: For a few years, I skipped over the Glenmorangie special releases. Yes, I’ve reviewed a few of them. Like today’s, Glenmorangie Bacalta, not around the time they came out. Why? Well, there’re a few reasons. The first is the easiest: Ealanta. A cracker dram if I ever had one. And… Continue reading Glenmorangie Bacalta
Thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for pouring me this sample. I’ve written about Dailuaine twice before, as I’ve only had two whiskies from them before today. So far I’m seeing why they are used in blends, and why Diageo keeps them around. Don’t take that as a put down, either. Not every cog in the machine is the main one, and we wouldn’t have half the interesting blends of… Continue reading Dailuaine SMWS 41.81 “Unravel the mystery”
Thanks to /u/RaunchyJowls & /u/Orehnmadgib for pouring me these samples. I recently reviewed quite a few Edradour. I felt I hadn’t properly reviewed the tiny distillery, so I got some friends to pour some samples for me. And then some more samples. And then maybe I reviewed too many Edradours (if there is such a thing). So I took a break, had some other distilleries. You know, share the… Continue reading Edradour Ballechin 10 & Edradour Ballechin Discovery Series #7
Central City Brewing has been a stalwart in the craft brewing scene in BC since 2003 with their Red Racer line, and entered the distilling game in 2013. Brewmaster Gary Lohin and Head Distiller Stuart McKinnon used their collective expertise to develop an innovative line-up of Lohin McKinnon single malts. The regular Single Malt did very well in our inaugural Great Canadian Whisky Tasting in 2017, as did their … Continue reading Distillery Spotlight: Central City’s Lohin McKinnon Single Malts
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