I’m a bit late on this one, so let’s go a bit quick. 66 Gillead was a distillery in Prince Edward County. They made rum, gin, eau du vie, whisky, and probably other things I’m forgetting. They were sold and the name was changed to Kinsip, with some changes and some whiskies staying similar. 66 Gilead Wild Oak, specifically batch 003, is a bourbon-style whisky,… Continue reading 66 Gilead Wild Oak
Thank you to a friend (not on reddit) who poured me this sample. We’ve seen recently that Highland Park was, a few decades ago, playing around with casks. So you have things like Highland Park Fire, which was ex port casks and also Highland Park Full Volume, which was only ex-Bourbon casks. But the experimentation didn’t end there. Like a jazz group who plays music in… Continue reading Highland Park Full Volume
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me this sample. Dailuaine. I have a theory. It’s not popular because you can’t order it drunk. Heck you can’t order it sober unless you understand Gaelic, and that leaves very few people in the world able to do so. I feel bad for anyone whose first language isn’t at least somewhat related to Gaelic trying to order it. Probably ends up… Continue reading Dailuaine SMWS 41.83 “Sherry, Sherry Baby”
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring this for me. So let’s get right to it: I’m 100% the target for this dram. Easily. Glenrothes SMWS 30.81 “A baker’s delight” is named after baked goods, and I have a sweet tooth that will strip the flesh off of a chocolate bar in five seconds flat. It’s an old, cask strength, refill ex-Bourbon hogshead Glenrothes. I’m already sold. That’s right in… Continue reading Glenrothes SMWS 30.81 “A baker’s delight”
So I’m at a bar. I know, surprised as usual. But I’m in Canada and there’s actually a selection of whiskies. Even ones I haven’t had. Which almost never happens. However I’m DD, and I take that seriously so I can have one before my lunch, and that’s all. Yes, I’m big enough I could have more, that’s just all I want to have before… Continue reading Bastille Single Malt
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me a sample of this. Let’s take a nostalgia trip, shall we? You’ll see people talk about GlenDronach with much happiness. And then there’s some other whisky geeks who seem to get kinda sad when they come up. Why is that? Is it because they stopped peating their whisky back in 2002, probably in a pact with the devil? Maybe. But it’s… Continue reading GlenDronach 17 1994 Single Cask
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me this sample. Four Roses 2016 Limited Edition Barrel Strength is something I almost feel like I shouldn’t have to explain. I mean, by now, even the newest of the new whiskey fans know of this, right? But that’d be unprofessional. Or something. Or more than I usually do. So for those of you not in the know, each year there’s a new… Continue reading Four Roses 2016 Limited Edition Barrel Strength
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me a sample of this. It’s good one of us is reviewing it. We’ve all been here before, right? You are at a tasting, and someone has a Four Roses Private Selection. And you’re like “Hey, I already reviewed every single recipe. Why do another?” Then someone mentions that they all have different ages, are in different warehouses, how different barrels react differently,… Continue reading Four Roses Private Selection (OESK Prav Saraff)
I’m a bit behind on my reviews. Which bothers no one more than myself. A few months ago now the Toronto Whisky Society brought out a pair of selected whiskies. Last year there were people who asked a simple question: Could we have a less expensive version, please? This wasn’t easy for me to swallow. Not that I’m super rich. I’m not, really. But the… Continue reading Glenburgie 18 Old Malt Cask Hunter Laing
Thanks to /u/throwboats for pouring me this sample. Bruichladdich has a lot of releases. And there’s a lot of casks that have been independently bottled. Then you have the fact they are on Islay, so you have Feis Ile releases, and let’s not forget they have single cask offerings at Scotch Mecca as well. As such, I’ve reviewed quite a few Bruichladdich whiskies. I’m not the top… Continue reading Bruichladdich 16 First Growth Cuvee B: Pauiliac (Chateau Latour)
I’ve had Swiss whisky before. One. They don’t make it all the way through the mountains, singing about the hills and all that to Canada. So when a friend of mine from down south in Canada’s pants (the US, you may have heard of it) mentioned that I should try another, I went hunting for a sample. Langatun started way back in 1861 as a… Continue reading Langatun Old Deer Classic Cask Proof
Thanks to /u/blaw84 for the sample. I enjoy peanut butter. A lot. I’ve been able to cut out potato chips, most chocolate bars, and even pop from my life after enjoying all of those things for a long time. But never peanut butter, even though I completely know I’m basically eating icing sugar on my bread. I enjoy chocolate. While yes, I don’t try to buy chocolate… Continue reading 1792 Port Finish
