A couple of weeks ago I had a little gathering at my place (well, maybe not so little). @thecyclingyogi was kind enough to bring this single cask BenRiach. Distilled from peated malt in 1985, it was…

This was a heel that was left at a little whisky gathering I had a couple of weeks ago (sorry, I don't remember who brought it...)This is the fourth edition of their Machrie Moor, "The Peated Arran Malt"…

This NAS blend is quite unusual in that it is finished in beer barrels, which I believe held Innis & Gunn ale (an Edinburgh brewery). Of course, being Grant's, this will have a mix of Balvenie, Glenfi…

So, I'm an idiot. What I thought was two GlenDronachs (one bottle, one sample) is actually the same damn thing, and I never noticed. It is from a single Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon (#708), put in wood…

I happened to have three GlenDronachs lying around tripping over each other, so lets compare, shall we?The GlenDronach 12 Year Old Original is the standard entry point into this wonderful distillery. It…

This is the second release of Auchentoshan Valinch (the first being in 2011 - I have a bottle tucked away). Valinch (named after the pipette that draws the whisky from the cask) is essentially the cask…

Happy Easter! I'm preparing to cook a giant feast for 13 people so I thought I'd take a little break and do a couple of Glenmorangies. What is the connection between Easter and Glenmorangie? I have no…

Glenmorangie Signet is very different from any of its stablemates; in fact, very different from any Highland malt I've ever tasted. Some of its barley is roasted chocolate malt, which apparently gives…

It's March 17 at 11:25pm and I'm pretty much ready for bed. But being St. Patrick's Day, I cannot slumber until I write up an Irish whiskey - and a new one at that!Well, at least new to Ontario. New…

Booker's is part of the Jim Beam Small Batch collection (whose stablemates include Baker's, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden's). It was introduced in 1992 by Booker Noe, grandson of Jim Beam. Each bottling…