Amrut Rye Review 50% NAS New American Oak Barrels 100% Malted Rye Little back story and disclaimer. I am a huge Amrut fan, and ended up posting a picture of my Amrut collection on Twitter. The importer for Amrut reached out to me and asked if I would like a chance to get my hands on two Amrut bottes (Amrut Rye and Amrut Double Cask) … Continue reading Amrut Rye Review
Back in August when my wife and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary, she gave me a gift of a night out at Feather’s the pre-eminent scotch bar in Toronto. She gave an amount I could spend on whiskies in whatever fashion I wanted, quantity/quality/both, and would drive me home at the end of the night. pretty sweet deal! So fast forward about 4 months … Continue reading A Night at Feather’s Pub (+3 reviews)
Since we got our first snow storm of the year and everyone is back to their terrible winter driving, I thought I would relax and enjoy a sample of Big Peat Christmas Edition 2012 that a friend sent me a sample of. First impressions are that I am surprised at how light the appearance is. This would make me think that this is a relatively … Continue reading Big Peat Christmas Edition 2012
One Foot Cock Bourbon Review – Buffalo Distillery Company Age: 17 months Mashbill: 70% corn, 20% rye, 10% malt. ABV: 40% Recently TOModera said me to, “Devoz, you have to try my One Foot Cock”, because of the unique nature of our relationship, I told him I would be more than happy to put his cock in my mouth. Below are my feelings … Continue reading One Foot Cock Bourbon Review – Buffalo Distillery Company
This post is a throwback to Forty Creek’s Whisky Weekend in 2014. I had long enjoyed Forty Creek as the better alternative to the Canadian whisky standards of Crown and CC. I’d bought a bunch of the limited editions in the past and figured why not check out the distillery and get one of the limited edition bottlings in person plus a signature? So I pre-ordered … Continue reading Forty Creek Deconstruction Tasting & Reviews
I received this sample in a reddit swap with TWS member /u/kinohead when we met up for a pint in Toronto. I’m a big fan of the Quarter Cask, enjoyed the 10 thoroughly and love the Cairdeas Origin from 2012, so I have high hopes for this dram! Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength batch 004 – 58.6% ABV Appearance: quite a deep orange, and appears thick and … Continue reading #FroaigFriday review: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 4
Since we’re doing the hashtag thing here, i figured I should contribute with a Laphroaig review from a couple years ago. I got this dram in a swap with Reddit user /u/schockwaves. This was my first limited edition from Laphroaig. Laphroaig Cairdeas 2012 Origin – 51.2% ABV Appearance: pale peach-orange Nose: lots of smoke, but sweet. Boggy peat. Some fruitines but I can’t place it. Floral … Continue reading #FroaigFriday Review: Laphroaig Cairdeas Origin 2012
Macallan Cask Strength 58.4% I waited a long time to a do a review of this Scotch. It was somewhat of a Unicorn for me as I got into scotch long after it was discontinued. As such, I never dreamed of getting a chance of this wonderful dram. This bucket list scotch experience came out of the generosity of a member of the TWS! I … Continue reading Review: Macallan Cask Strength
This is an old review from a few years ago… before I cared about photo quality apparently! I was at the Manx Pub in Ottawa which has a wide selection but mostly entry level scotches. Busy place, lots of hipsters. Was one pint deep when I got the scotch list and saw this for a reasonablly priced pour. Macallan Sherry Cask Strength 60.1% ABV Appearance: Served in … Continue reading Review: Macallan Cask Strength Sherry
SMWS Code: 30.91 Code Name: “Deliciously dark and sweet” Distillery: Glenrothes Age: 18 years Cask: Refill Ex-Sherry Gorda Appearance: 1.1, Burnished Nose: Rum raisin ice cream, Christmas fruit cake, spent matches, ginger snaps, masala chai, plum pudding. What an odd nose. Am I detecting sulfur? For some reason, the sulfur is not overt here, or it’s blending weirdly with the other notes… Taste: Is this … Continue reading Review: Scotch Malt Whisky Society 30.91
Just got back from #WhiskyHeelParty2016 hosted by Mark Bylok of http://www.whsky.buzz fame (also, he wrote the Whisky Cabinet), and thought I’d post some pictures of the night. Basically, once a year he brings a bunch of whisky aficionados together for a massive party (I counted 25 people in the room at one point), who all bring their ‘heels’ or bottles with a bit left in … Continue reading Toronto Whisky Society goes to#WhiskyHeelParty2016
These are a few reviews from about 3 years ago of some cheap blends available at the LCBO, average price of about $30. when I was just building up my assortment, these were helpful to have on the shelf to serve to non-whisky drinking friends, or just to have a cheaper daily dram. My original scoring system back then differentiated between blends and single malts … Continue reading Cheap Blend Reviews: Té Bheag, Islay Mist and Black Grouse Alpha
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