Sample number 2 from @Nelom, who surprised me today with four of my sample bottles refilled with some stuff I don't have.I've never had Woodford Reserve before, and this one is the Distiller's Select…

I came home from work today and stuck my hand in the mailbox to get the mail and there was a package for me. Intriguing. Wrapped in brown paper with my name and address but with no postage.I brought it…

This is a quick, sequential review. It's my second day without any caffeine (I've been weaning). Last night I was exhausted by 10 pm and went to bed. I woke up at 4 am with a headache. 3 hours and Tyl…

When my brother offered to bring back some stuff from England on a stopover, I took the opportunity to check out the online shops in order to see if I could land one of my modern Holy Grail whiskies,…

Barrel 828 Warehouse H Rick #29 Bottle 86 Batch marking: B1426709:38J Dumped Sept. 19, 2014 51.5%This is my first Blanton’s expression. It carries no age statement but online research suggests it may be…

After a couple of disappointing reviews tonight I thought I would treat myself to something that I might actually want to finish rather than dumping out after finishing my notes. One of my first Scotch…

Crown Royal and I do not have much of a history. My first experience that I can remember is tasting the Northern Harvest Rye from a sample (pre-Murray) from @Paddockjudge. At the same sitting I tried the…

In solidarity with the people of France in this difficult time, I chose a French whisky to review.Breizh is a product of the Warenghem distillery in Breton which also produces Armorik. It is composed of…

When independents put out a single malt without disclosing the distillery, the online reviewers jump over themselves to figure the identity of the distillery. In this case there have been suggestions…

While waiting the 50 minutes in the lobby before being admitted to the Last Great Malts of Scotland (2 nights ago) I was offered a modest dram of this 12 year old blend. We were told "only one per per…