I must confess, I've only seen one episode of Game of Thrones in my life (the first one). I liked it a lot, but I just haven't had time to bother catching up. But knowing the huge cultural impact the…

Named after the Mull of Oa, which lies between the Ardbeg Distillery and the Atlantic Ocean, An Oa is a new addition to their core range. It is a non-age-statement combination of virgin oak, Pedro Xim…

I think I've now purchased most if not all of the more prominent Canadian releases this year, so over the rest of 2018 I'll slowly get to reviewing all of them (plus a few non-Canadians along the way,…

"BOLD!" This was the most oft-repeated word shouted out by Bubba, our colourful tour guide at Wild Turkey Distillery. This was an elderly Kentucky good ol' boy straight out of Central Casting (think a…

Now onto the 10 Year Old - it's a very similar decanter-style bottle, though a little shorter and wider. With a tax stamp of 1973, I guess this was bottled in 1983 (six years after the 8 Year Old was…

It's not every day I come across Canadian whiskies I've never heard of, so I plucked these two from an LCBO auction. Thomas Adams Distillers was founded in 1953 when Sam Bronfman acquired United Disti…

OK so this review comes five months late (it was a birthday gift from my parents), but hey better late than never! This is a refresh of the standard Tyrconnell single malt, but now moved up from 40 to…

I picked up this 1.14L bottle at the last LCBO/Waddington's auction, and it is rather mysterious. It bears a 1977 tax stamp and is actually called "Canadian Company" (how's that for marketing). It comes…

The usual drill with my morning tastings is that everyone is asleep (or are out of the house) so I have a nice quiet environment so I can focus. While that is presently the case, I'm not as fully focused…

A few months ago we visited Woodford Reserve and were greatly struck by both the beauty of the grounds (maybe a bit too beautiful, as it comes across as a little touristy) and its relatively small size…