I really like "Car Dash" Portwood. In my opinion, only curmudgeons that are set in their ways might suffer from an inability to appreciate this very unique offering by Laphroaig. Yes, it's radically…
I had the chance to sit down with a good friend of mine to taste a few bottles that he brought back with him from Scotland. His name is Cliff Barackman (one of the cast members of the Animal Planet cable…
This Buffalo Trace offering is surprisingly good. I know, I know, it's reputation precedes it. In the past, I wasn't terribly impressed with the 107. But lately, with Pappy Van Winkles being so hard to…
Oban's standard 14 year offering is quite smooth and velvety. This said, in my estimation at least, it lacks character. In other words, it is a touch bland.Nose: Walnuts, oak, white chocolate, hemp ropes…
Nose: old hay, the high Oregon desert after a rain, slightly rancid cream on its way to becoming yogurt, Asian pear, wet iron.Palate: Smooth tequila, green apple, pond water (my equivalent of what many…
Confuse the Longmorn 15 with the Longmorn 16 at your own peril. The 15 is in a different class altogether. The Sixteen year, while competent, lacks the sophistication and balance of its slightly younger…
A rich golden color greets the eye as you pour this scotch into your glass. The cask strength creates some lovely "pearls" (bubbles) around the edges of your glass that cling and live for up to a minute…
This bottling is quite unusual, but the Burnside name is well known by Balvenie, which sometimes releases it with just a touch of Glenfiddich (about one percent) added. 52% ABV at cask strength.Nose:…
This Ardbegian dram is very nearly perfect, aside from an underwhelming ABV. I sipped a glass yesterday while I supped, and scribbled down some tasting notes on a napkin upon a rather splintery picnic…
This one is sharper than the 003, which I liked better. Still, it's a great bargain and going fast. I've hard tell that Laphroaig might ease off the cask strength bottlings. Then again, that's merely…