A very special review for a very special day. As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday I thought I would celebrate with my 100th review and of course it HAD to be a Canadian whisky.This whisky was rel…

I’ve always felt that the story behind a bottle is often as important as what’s inside. When the two are both good, the result can be exceptional. Of the four new bottles I opened with @Maddie, @Victor…

This is another one of the high powered peat bombs we opened on May 21 after @TAlexander’s party last month. It was about 4/5 full, and not opened since that day, well-gassed.This expression is reviewed…

My kids are in bed, exhausted from their opening performance in “Annie Jr.”, my wife is out celebrating her birthday with friends, and I’m able to sit down and catch up with a review or 2. Who am I…

Tonight I use my new(ish) Kentucky Bourbon Glass (KBG) to taste bourbon for the first time. I searched through my open bourbon bottles for a non-Booker’s (i.e.: something a little less intense) that I…

Dr. Don Livermore (no references to my ultrasound joke like last time…oops) asserts that Canadian whisky’s strength is in its flexibility and versatility. Sadly I only have undergraduate degrees so I…

On May 28 I bought a bottle of this Scotch with a gift card and brought it to a dinner party. No one wanted any and the hosts don’t drink whisky so I was given it to take home. It promptly fell out of…

I had a rare opportunity to taste with @Paddockjudge, @Maddie and @Victor in May 2017. Because I have so many bottles open I’m often loath to crack the seal on a new one but this was a great opportunity…

At the Canadian Whisky Renaissance masterclass yesterday at Spirit of Toronto 2017, we were introduced to a series of limited releases set for this fall. This one was anticipated after a few of us got…

Having been inspired to review my miniature of Auchentoshan 18 by @Markjedi1, it was suggested to me that I try the Valinch. Sadly, it is no longer available, but @Astroke came to the rescue (twice now…