I first tasted the Quinta Ruban many years ago. My uncle got the previous 12 YO version at the duty free and I had it a few times at his house. I quite liked it. Then it seemed to disappear for a long…

It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon. My son and I had to postpone our visit to the zoo. Having done everything assigned to me by my wife, I have time to do a couple of reviews. But what to choose? While…

It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon. My son and I have to postpone our visit to the zoo (Monday’s forecast is promising). Having done all the chores assigned to me by my wife, it’s time to do a couple of…

Over the past few years some of my Connosr friends have encouraged me to explore Canadian whiskies, with good success. Many of these whiskies have been 100% rye. Recently, some of the big producers …

This year Canada Day is a time for reflection. Usually a time when we express pride in our great country, there have been a number of recent events that have made me think a lot about how much needs to…

As little as I know about Craigellachie (my last review), I know even less about Fettercairn. I this may be the first time I’ve tasted it. With that in mind, I will not allow my impression of this to…

I have very little experience with Craigellachie. I tasted their 13 and 17 YO expressions a few years back during Dewar’s Last Great Malts of Scotland theatrical production. I left unimpressed. This…

I haven’t done a review in a while, and I try to get one in before Passover each year. Tomorrow I’ll be locking up the cabinet until after the holiday. I’ve done this every year so that someone who…

It’s no surprise that COVID disrupted the Canadian premium whisky industry in Ontario in 2020. From what I understand, the LCBO, a major purchaser of Wiser’s products, put a hold on new releases. So…

I was surprised a few months ago when I was looking through my miniatures and I came across this one, and I realized I had not done a review of it yet. I was waiting to do it as my 200th review but then…