This review has more blab but feel free to skip ahead.The whisky formerly know as "Pure Pot Still" has had a tumultuous history. It was created as a middle finger to the government, who imposed a malt…

The next couple of reviews are based around an exploration of Irish single pot still whiskey. It's a style I have been drawn to of late and the historical elements are just as fascinating as the whisky…

The Hazelburn marquee doesn't get the same amount of love as it's other two siblings, it is definitely a different style not as immediate as the heavily peated Longrow or the industrial wonder Springbank…

SMWS 51.12 "Pastries & Sweet Treats" Bushmills Distillery 15yrs old Distilled 22nd May 2002 58.9% ABVI’ve doubled down on tackling my sample box of late, I’ve had success by putting my sessions together…

One of the few Japanese Whiskys once can still obtain easily and that seems to be hitting US shores as of recently, Nikka must have caved in and had it bottled in 750ml rather than the customary 500ml…

It's difficult to be critical of Ardbeg without attracting a fair amount of shade from its hardcore fan base, you know the kind of folks who will respond to every lackluster review of a special release…

Either way it's been interesting to see this style evolve over the years but take note there will be no unpeated style Caol Ila in 2019!Nose: Fresh fruit, apples, apricots, rich and a phenolic touch like…

I scrapped my original intro to this review, I should have called this series "against the grain" or "down with big Ag" all kidding aside, I don't mean to come off as preachy, I am just trying to gather…

It would not have been that long ago that most distilleries would have sourced their barley from within their locality or at the very least their own country to meet their needs. As production of most…

In the summer/fall of 2018, Bruichladdich issued new editions of it's "provenance" driven whiskys, the 2010 edition of it's Islay Barley variant, the 2009 Organic barley and the 2008 Bere Barley. Right…