WARNING: Take this review with a grain of salt. Reason below. TL;DR – Drank a peated whisky before it. Skip to where I say “On to the dram”. You see, this is the second whisky I reviewed at Via Allegro. This was chosen by me. You see, when I was offered the last dram, I didn’t realize that because it was peated, I had crossed… Continue reading Springbank 12 Claret Wood [Via Allegro Review Set #1]
Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample. I enjoy Springbank. Normally I wouldn’t have to say that, but with Summer and vacation and my personal life being quite busy, not to mention two bad allergic reactions, I’ve been off whisky for a bit. So I feel I should restate a bias I have. I enjoy Spingbank quite a bit. I still believe that the 10 year is… Continue reading Springbank 16 Local Barley
Thanks to /u/devoz for this dram. And now to finish up this mini series of Springbank whiskies. Hype is an odd thing. I like to believe I don’t play into it too much, however then a new Marvel movie or Pathfinder book comes out, and I’m hooked. Whisky is a mix bag. I’ve been able to avoid the hype surrounding most BTAC. After trying a few… Continue reading Springbank 17 Sherry Wood
There’s lots of questions to answer and little time to answer them. Why little time? Because after awhile these things turn into rambling and no one reads them. Mostly due to attention spans and getting to the point. So, what whisky are we reviewing today? It’s Springbank SMWS 27.109 “Guns on the grouse moor” That just makes more questions come up, let’s keep going. What… Continue reading Springbank SMWS 27.109 “Guns on the grouse moor”
Thanks to /u/devoz for the dram Springbank. When first hearing the name, it evokes different thoughts. At first, you imagine a brunch place that has lots of fresh fruit and squabbling couples pretending to like one another due to a fear of being alone. Then you imagine a beautiful if cold river, flowing through days when it’s suppose to be warm, dammit. Finally you come to… Continue reading Springbank 14 1999 Refill Sherry Butt Cask Strength
Toronto Whisky Society got together at Devoz’s house for a few drams…though the word ‘few’ is kind of a lie. boyd86 kinohead devoz and I were drinking all night and tomodera dropped by for some swaps too. here are the drams I tasted and some comments on each, verbatim from my hand-written notes that night, so you can probably tell which ones were later in the evening! Glenmorangie … Continue reading Toronto Whisky Society meetup at Devoz’s house, Feb 2016
So oddly enough, and by oddly, I mean not odd at all, my coworkers wanted to go out for my birthday. And like the amazing people that they are, and against my wishes, they paid for my meal. So thank you Mark, Nadja, and Barb, you’re all amazing. Went to Quinn’s Steakhouse & Irish Bar , and had a great blue steak. It was all good.… Continue reading Springbank CV
Campbeltown. Take some time to memorize that name. Because if you’re like me, you’ll spell it wrong over and over and over again. I’m still at the same bar as my last 3 reviews. And I notice something in the corner of my eye. I’ve chugged a LOT of water between drams to ensure my tongue isn’t all f’ed up. But I haven’t eaten. Luckily… Continue reading Longrow 10
I like Campbeltown. Especially when I spell it correctly, which is rare. And I said I’d do some more once I had them, so why not do them today? Sounds like a good idea before going on my Birthday Benders. Or after. Man my head hurts. So the Springbank 15, picked up in Edinburgh on my second visit to that amazing city, right from Cadenheads… Continue reading Springbank 15
So after having the Springbank 15 year, yet before going out for the first of my trips, and while replaying Borderlands with my wife and cleaning the house, I decided it was time for another Campbeltown to raise my spirits (pun!) Thanks again to /u/HawkI84[1] for the swap of this one. I think it’s the Second Edition, however I have been wrong before, given… well… Continue reading Springbank 18
So, continuing with my pilgrimage of Campbeltown only until I’ve reviewed them all (or at least most of them), we come to the Cask Strength Springbanks. Springbank is the distillery that comes to mind when someone talks about Campbeltown. A smarter man would have done it first, to get it out of the way, however they own Hazelburn as well, so I can blame it… Continue reading Springbank 10 100 Proof / Springbank 12 Cask Strength
Ever walk up an extinct volcano? Let me tell you, it’s a rough walk up Arthur’s Seat. A really rough walk up. Especially if you read the directions wrong and go up the “Radical path”, well known for good views from dizzying highs and tons of walking. To say the least, when we were down the mountain, I was ready for a day of dramming… Continue reading Springbank 12 Calvados Wood Finish
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