Today's KWM 2020 Whisky Advent Calendar entry is a Shelter Point Rye, but as I have two other expressions from that distillery on hand, I thought I'd make today a trilogy (I'll do the rye last). The…

This will be a short review (I'm watching Frozen 2 with Maggie) - but today's entry is from the independent bottler Specialty Drinks, under their The Single Malts of Scotland range: a Caol Ila that spent…

I was delighted to find a 25-year-old single malt today, from Glenfarclas - of course, fully matured in oloroso.The colour is a medium amber. On the nose we have rich sherry notes: roasted pecans, rum…

Today's entry is one of the new Arran offerings, their NAS Barrel Reserve - matured in American oak, non-coloured.The colour is a very light gold. Creamy on the nose with overripe pear, strawberry, hints…

I skipped Day 10 of the calendar as it was another one of my go-tos: Laphroaig 10 Year Old (which I enjoyed side-by-side with a cask-strength Cairdeas Triple Wood - both of those were reviewed before)…

Today’s entry is a mini of Balblair 1997 (bottled 2013), in the old bottling style with the embossed vine on the glass.The colour is a light gold. On the nose the dominant note is lemon meringue pie with…

There's been a lot of whisky today - I spent a few hours doing my judicial duties for the World Whiskies Awards, rating sixteen different Canadian whiskies on a Zoom call with my fellow jurists. So my…

Day 7 of the KWM 2020 Whisky Advent Calendar is Aberfeldy 12 Year Old, which I not only reviewed before (though many years ago), but also had some in October during the Spirit of Toronto Online Master…

Surprisingly, I've never reviewed this well-known Irish peated malt, though I've always liked it. I did bad review of their now-defunct NAS Turf Mor expression many years ago, but never the standard…

I first tried the Speyburn 10yo many years ago and just thought it was OK; I reviewed their entry-level NAS expression seven years ago (it was in another advent calendar) and gave it a crap 70. So here…