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Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

One of the best bourbon Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

I know that JD calls itelf a Tennessee Whiskey, but what is a Tennessee whiskey?First of, it is a Straight Bourbon Whiskey that has to be produced in the state of Tennnessee. I'll remind you quickly that…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 491

Royal Lochnagar 1996 Distillers Edition

Winey and complex Royal Lochnagar 1996 Distillers Edition

I tasted this dram at an SAQ location. What a nice one.Everything about this whisky is quite different: the whisky is finished in Muscat barrel. It gives an amazingly complex wine and fruit nose with…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 290

Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve

a Canadian highlander Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve

my second review of a forty creek whiskey. And this one's is event better then the first. The nose is lace with orange and wood. A touch of spices is there as well and a smooth sweetness. The body is…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 792

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

sweet and smooth Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

I only drank that in pubs. But often enough that I think I can review it.First off, it's good. Pretty good indeed. Very drinkable. Too much even, maybe.Like it's neighbor glenfiddich, it's soft and…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 083

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old

It grows with you Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old

This is definitely my favorite blend. And honestly one of my top whisky as well. It was the first blend I truly enjoyed and is still my go to whisky in most less stocked bar. I even had the chance to…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 590

Forty Creek Barrel Select

Syrupy Forty Creek Barrel Select

Last February, I did a little road trip to Van Kleek Hill to go see the Beau's brewery and by some of their great microbrewed beer. I killed two birds with one rock by going to the lcbo. There I picked…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 188

Bushmills 10 Year Old

woodier bush Bushmills 10 Year Old

Continuing in my st-paddy's day's theme I went to my favorite liquor store and bought a bottle of 10 years old bushmills. I usually go for the 1608 original bush, but felt like going a bit older this…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 385

Bushmills Original

gentle stuff Bushmills Original

First off, I'm part Irish, and so does this whisky. Am I biased? A bit, surely. But it's easy when it's good stuff.Bushmills became recently my standard Irish whiskey. I use it mainly to mix my own Irish…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 183

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

sweet peaty maltiness Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Last dram of schoolbreak was a laphroaig quarter cask. Right out of the bottle, I can tell this is Good stuff: we get of course the signature peat. But we get green notes as well: Apple, coconut, brine…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 091

Arran 10 Year Old

The best vanilla ice cream ever Arran 10 Year Old

To be honest, I've been waiting that dram for about 3 months. Why, you ask? Well, in my familly we do a secret santa every year and we provide a list of the things we'd like to receive, and as a spirit…

@jfpilonBy @jfpilon13 years ago 0 085