Unlike the previous Devil's Cask releases, this has no age statement. It's still non-chill-filtered though, and fully matured in first-fill sherry casks, Oloroso and - for this third and final release…

I happen to have three bottles of cask strength Bowmore kicking around (though two don't belong to me, so I have to return them!), so let's tackle these all at once.This one is a Signatory bottling,…

This one is the fifth release of their small batch, cask strength, non-chill-filtered 10 year old, matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. I always look forward to these releases!The colour is a light…

This one was bottled Oct 19 2015 and comes from barrel 15-5957, stored on Rick R-26.The colour is a dark caramel. On the nose - lots of oak on this one, with sugared raisins, burnt caramel, some black…

What better way to finish off an Irish tasting than with a pot still whiskey (one of my favourite styles), and a cask strength one at that? I believe this is the second batch of Redbreast 12 Year Old…

Yes, I know it is March 18th, so I'm a day late with the rest of these...but I took my daughter and her friend on a ski trip to Blue Mountain for the week, so I wasn't in my oak-and-leather accented…

The Powers family started the distillery in 1817, and were fierce competitors of Jameson, each being on the opposite side of the River Liffey in Dublin. Powers pioneered the production of Irish vodka and…

Since I'm going to be away next week (I'm not returning until St. Patrick's Day), I thought I'd do a few Irish, as I am wont to do this time of year. Not sure when I'll get to the others - might not be…

This sample comes from my lovely girlfriend Pamela Singh, from a bottle she got for Christmas (hmmmm.....wonder who gave it to her?) I think that bottle was opened early January.As you may know, Octomore…

I don't know why I keep trying these McClellands - I've never that crazy about them. Maybe because they're inexpensive? Am I a cheap drunk??I think this is probably Glen Garioch, since it is the only…