Thanks to Strasse for the sample. For those of you late to the party, or who have missed the other reviews, each year near my birthday I aim to review something from my birth year. This is Birthday dram #4. Port Ellen evokes different thoughts for different people. To start off it’s one of those legendary whiskies that frankly is expensive because it was closed… Continue reading Port Ellen 31 1982 Old Particular Douglas Laing
Thanks to /u/jolarbear for this sample. For those of you who have missed the past times I’ve done this: Near my birthday, earlier this month, I reviewed my samples from my birth year, 1982. This is Birthday Dram #3. Dallas Dhu closed down in 1983. Money issues mixed with a water supply issue saw it close. Dallas Dhu 19 1982 Signatory Vintage was distilled almost a year before… Continue reading Dallas Dhu 19 1982 Signatory Vintage
Thanks to Tim W. for the sample. And thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for the image. For those who missed it (and frankly that’s okay) each year, around my birthday, I review what samples I have from 1982. Because that’s when I was born. Otherwise, it’d be a weird coincidence. After taking a break due to social commitments I was told “not to be drunk at” and “again” or… Continue reading Cameronbridge SMWS G4.13 “Marvellous multifaceted”
Thanks to scotchguy.to for bringing this whisky to the Toronto Whisky Society annual general meeting. I know what you’re thinking: “Croftengea? Isn’t that the supercontinent? Or did he just sneeze? Does he write down sneezes now? Has he lost it and is reviewing sneezing?” All of that is false, and you’re a jerk, dear reader. Loch Lomond is up again here. In the ever-growing line of whiskies… Continue reading Croftengea 10 2006 Jack Wieber Old Train Line
Thanks to /u/WDMC-905 for bringing this to the Toronto Whisky Society general meeting for the year. For those of us who aren’t musical nerds (which I say lovingly), an Extravaganza is a piece of music or literary work characterized by freedom of style and structure. You see originally Spice Tree was an illegal whisky. By using a non traditional cask, the SWA felt that they were cheating… Continue reading Compass Box Spice Tree Extravaganza
Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me a sample while everyone else drank wine. I’m not a wine drinker. And previous to this, I offered to pour a sample to review for a friend. Now that it’s done, and wine’s wasted on me, and the board games are flowing, it’s time to have something I’ve been looking forward to. Ben Nevis was purchased in the past few decades.… Continue reading Ben Nevis 21 1996 Cadenhead Single Cask
Thanks to Tim for this sample! A quick side note: Right now I’m attempting a few things. My wife went through my samples and made an advent calendar for me to do during December. I’ve amassed four whiskies for my birthday. Oh and I said I’d at least review (not post) enough Irish whiskies to have 100 reviews of them. However every so often a… Continue reading Royal Brackla SMWS 55.38 “Flaming Red Wine Punch”
Each year, during December, I break into any whiskies I have from 1982. Why? Because that’s when I ended up being born. This year there are four, and I’m quite excited because a) it’s getting harder to find the already hard-to-find whiskies from this year. If you’re wondering why, look up when distilleries started shutting down in the 80s (because the 80s sucked) Birthday Dram… Continue reading Carsebridge 34 1982 Signatory Cask Strength Collection
Thanks to /u/throwboats for the first two drams! There’s this weird thing I have with Octomore. I’ve reviewed a lot of them. And admittedly, living in Ontario, the part of Canada that hates alcohol that isn’t beer or wine (officially, the people still like it, but they are heathens), I started late, only ever seeing the 6th batch before anything else. So on some level, they are… Continue reading Bruichladdich Octomore 2.1 / 4.1 / 5.1 / 8.4
Thanks to /u/forbiddenwaffle for pouring me a sample of this. I attempt to go into every review without any knowledge of the whisky. Typically just what the name tells me. However in the case of Bruichladdich Laddie Crew Valinch 13 – Jim McEwan… let’s just say that’s not happening. To start, Bruichladdich releases single casks for each of the crew that works there. These are available at the… Continue reading Bruichladdich Laddie Crew Valinch 13 – Jim McEwan
Thanks to /u/devoz or /u/xile_ for pouring a sample of this. Alright, so let’s review the second day of tasting: We had a lighter, interesting palette opener, a bombastic Speyside, an Irish that should have helped open another tasting, and a briny, peated Island Scotch. I guess it’s time to have more peat then. Which brings us to Caol Ila 26 1988 Càrn Mòr Celebration of the Cask. Older peated… Continue reading Caol Ila 26 1988 Càrn Mòr Celebration of the Cask
Thanks to /u/Throzen for pouring me a sample of this. In a previous review, I mentioned, erroneously, that Highland Park is the only distillery on Orkney that peats. Fun story: Scapa used to peat way, way back. And then stopped due to hating us. Or whatever reason. I’m totally not taking it personally. Jerks. Anyway, that leaves us with Highland Park being the only ones who still… Continue reading Highland Park SMWS 4.236 “Island Holiday Snapshot”
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