*Thanks to SF and the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Some Scotch distilleries seem to live more on the peripheries of whisky history than on the center of the stage. There are those that were not designed by the leading architect of the day, that spent as much time mothballed as they … Continue reading The Exclusive Malts 2000 Craigellachie 12 Year Old
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Kilchoman 100% Islay, 3rd Edition – Review
*Thanks to SF and the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Back in days of yore, yore being that time long ago when people actually darned socks, butchered their own animals, and didn't fret needlessly over whether or not radiation from the Fukushima meltdown plant was actually seeping into their Gorton's fish sticks, … Continue reading Kilchoman 100% Islay, 3rd Edition – Review
Glen Grant Five Decades – Review
*Sincere thanks to NR from Exposure PR for the sample. In an attempt to give you a little mood music and to keep the Glen Grant Five Decades theme going, here are songs from the five decades in question, all performed at least partly by someone named Grant. Go ahead pick a tune, I'll wait... … Continue reading Glen Grant Five Decades – Review
Still Waters Distillery Stalk & Barrel Single Malt Whisky, Casks no.3 & no.5 – Reviewed
*Sincere thanks to RS and Purple Valley Imports for the samples. Additional thanks to Johanne McInnis of Whisky Lassie for organizing the twitter tasting that Cask #5 was a part of. One of the few "craft" distilleries in Canada, Still Waters Distillery sets itself apart even further, whisky-wise, by focusing on single malt instead of … Continue reading Still Waters Distillery Stalk & Barrel Single Malt Whisky, Casks no.3 & no.5 – Reviewed
Great Lakes Distillery Kinnickinnic Whiskey – Review
I've often poked fun at some of the baffling and possibly dangerous-to-pronounce Scottish place/distillery names, and while I still think names like Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, and Dailuaine are fair game, I also feel just slightly sheepish doing so because I come from Wisconsin. If you've looked at a map of that beautiful state, you'll see there … Continue reading Great Lakes Distillery Kinnickinnic Whiskey – Review
Kilchoman 2007 Vintage – Review
*Thanks to SF and the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Ah, 2007. It was only seven years ago, but in the whisky world, it seems a lifetime ago. Back then, there were a great many quality single malts still hovering around the $30 mark, and if you wanted to get kind of … Continue reading Kilchoman 2007 Vintage – Review
Amrut 100 Peated Single Malt Whisky – Review
*Sincere thanks to RS and Purple Valley Imports for the sample. In the alcohol world, the term "proof" can be a confusing one. Pretty much every booze label you see today expresses the alcohol content in a straight-up percentage, e.g. that bottle of Malibu Rum you just bought is a whopping 21% alcohol by volume … Continue reading Amrut 100 Peated Single Malt Whisky – Review
The English Whisky Company Peated Single Malt Whisky – Review
*Sincere thanks to RS and Purple Valley Imports for the sample. The story, myth, parable, allegory, or whatever you want to call it, of St. George and the Dragon is quite a popular one as far as stories, myths, parables, and allegories go. Ol' George is one of the more venerated saints in all of … Continue reading The English Whisky Company Peated Single Malt Whisky – Review
The Arran Malt Devil’s Punchbowl Chapter II, Angels & Devils – Review
*Thanks to SF and the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Arran's two Devil's Punchbowl releases take their eponymous inspiration from an apparently less-than-comfortable glacial hollow on the Isle of Arran. But, as the Devil does seem to get around quite a bit, Arran's punchbowl is not the only geographic landform on the … Continue reading The Arran Malt Devil’s Punchbowl Chapter II, Angels & Devils – Review
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, Buffalo Trace 2013 Antique Collection – Review
*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! For more thrilling, death-defying background/historical info on Thomas H. Handy, feel free to check out my review of the 2011 release. The 2013 release of the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey is, like previous editions, the youngster of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, being … Continue reading Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, Buffalo Trace 2013 Antique Collection – Review
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