This one is Barrel No. 15-1607, from Rick No. R-4. It was bottled two months ago, on March 31 2015.The colour is a coppery gold, a shade lighter than 15-0333. Quite closed on the nose (and this bottle…

I've got a few Jack Daniel's bottles sitting around so let's do a run of them...This limited edition honours the memory of the 2nd (and longest serving) Master Distiller, Jesse Butler "Jess" Motlow. When…

This one comes from Barrel No. 15-0333, resting on Rick No. L-7. It was bottled on Jan 14, 2015.The colour is a dark reddish copper. On the nose, quite heavy molasses with mint, overripe banana and black…

Mac Na Mara is Gaelic for "son of the sea", and is bottled by the Gaelic Whisky Company (who also bottles Poit Dhubh and Te Bheag). This blend (featuring mostly West Coast malts) was first bottled in…

If you purchased this bottle at auction today, it could cost you as much as $600. Luckily, someone at the LCBO was asleep at the wheel and I paid less than $100 for this (there's weren't many allocated…

This Mortlach was distilled in August 1989 and matured in a refill sherry butt for 22 years, yielding 518 bottles.The colour is a light mahogany. On the nose, very Mortlach-y: salumi, furniture polish…

Mannochmore was built in 1971 by DCL (and so remains in the Diageo stable). Sharing their workforce and warehouses with Glenlossie next door, it's purpose was to supply malt to the Haig blend, then the…

Distilled at Glen Elgin in October 1999, this sat in a refill hogshead for 13 years, yielding only 312 bottles.The colour is a light-to-medium gold. On the nose, rather young and spirity with subtle…

Yesterday I had the great fortune to attend an SMWS tasting here in Toronto. There was Balmenach, Bladnoch, Glen Moray, Glengoyne, Cooley, Ardbeg and Laphroaig - an embarrassment of riches. So today…

Aultmore was built in 1895 by Alexander Edward, who had helped run Benrinnes and was part-owner of Craigellachie. In 1923 he sold it to John Dewar & Sons, who sold it three years later to DCL, where many…