Any industry landscape is littered with companies being bought and sold and changing their names faster than Margaret Thatcher changed his or her underwear, but just for fun, as a brief, related aside, let's take a quick look at the ownership and name changes The Dalmore's parent company went through in the last 22 years. … Continue reading Master of Malt 1996 The Dalmore 14 Year Old – Review
Whisky Reviews
Master of Malt 1983 Dailuaine 27 Year Old – Review
All due apologies to Master of Malt, who graciously provided me with this sample and then went and sold all the bottles before I had a chance to review it. It is with great regret and mild humiliation that I'm writing this review (and a few others) pretty much after the fact. This past Fall, … Continue reading Master of Malt 1983 Dailuaine 27 Year Old – Review
Master of Malt 30 Year Old Speyside (4th Edition) – Review
In the interest of full-disclosure, I'd like to mention right away that Master of Malt sent me a sample of this whisky to review. Also in the interest of full-disclosure, I'd like to mention that I am a huge fan of Master of Malt. Rest assured that I was a huge fan of Master of … Continue reading Master of Malt 30 Year Old Speyside (4th Edition) – Review
Glenglassaugh Blushes and Fledgling XB Spirits – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Round II of this little foray into Glenglassaugh's young spirits finds us in a slightly more mature state of mind than the first round. While the Clearac and Peated offer a chance to try the distillery's juice straight from the still, The Blushes and … Continue reading Glenglassaugh Blushes and Fledgling XB Spirits – Review
Glenglassaugh Clearac and Peated Spirits – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Glenglassaugh (pronounced glen-GLASS-och) is one of those distilleries whose history is not only marked with the requisite changes in ownership, but also marked with long periods of inactivity. Indeed, for a while there in the 1900's, the distillery was like a toddler playing with … Continue reading Glenglassaugh Clearac and Peated Spirits – Review
Blackadder Raw Cask 1996 Caol Ila 14 year old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. There is a tendency, and it may well be my own, to over-romanticize parts of the Scotch whisky world, especially the part called Islay. We've all seen those great pictures of the Laphroaig or Ardbeg distilleries, stark white against the inclement weather of the … Continue reading Blackadder Raw Cask 1996 Caol Ila 14 year old – Review
Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – Review
You could be forgiven for being confused as to how the name "Sazerac" manages to be name of a cocktail, a straight rye whiskey, and a large spirits company all at the same time. It comes as no great surprise that the three are related, sure, but how, you ask. Well, the romanticized, marketer's wet-dream … Continue reading Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – Review
Master of Malt’s Glenfarclas Movember 2011 – Review
*A huge thank you to Master of Malt, not only for the sample, but for being a part of this in the first place! Starting in Australia over a decade ago and spreading around the globe like a sexy five-o-clock shadow, Movember is now an international, month-long awareness and fund-raising campaign focusing on men's health … Continue reading Master of Malt’s Glenfarclas Movember 2011 – Review
Hart Brothers 1992 Littlemill 16 Year Old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Read enough about enough distilleries and you'll notice several claiming to be some version of the "oldest" distillery out there. Some are "the oldest Irish", some "the oldest Scottish", some "the oldest continuous something", some just plain "the oldest". Marketers tweak a few facts … Continue reading Hart Brothers 1992 Littlemill 16 Year Old – Review
Blackadder Raw Cask 1993 Tullibardine 17 Year Old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Though Tullibardine is a pretty young distillery, being built in 1949, whisky was not the first refreshing beverage produced on that particular piece of land. According to the distillery, it was built on the site of an ancient brewery that won no small amount … Continue reading Blackadder Raw Cask 1993 Tullibardine 17 Year Old – Review
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