This whisky was launched in 2009, with no age statement, as an entry point to the distillery character. Which I think was necessary, as their 200+ expressions can be daunting for the novice. And so,…

Happy Friday the 13th! And today we have a bit of a horror show that would make Jason Voorhees proud.Glen Parker is an undisclosed Speyside single malt bottled by Angus Dundee. I suspect this is from…

I reviewed this classic, iconic scotch back in February of last year, so I've re-posted it below. The only change I would make is a correction: Johnnie Walker Black does not have Lagavulin in it (or at…

So tonight I was out as a film industry conference (discussing the state of Canadian feature films being sold to our nation's broadcasters - or lack thereof), then out for dinner with a film producer …

Dalmore Distillery was founded in 1839 by Alexander Matheson, who then sold it to the the Mackenzie Bros. in 1891. They were very actively involved, making their family motto the Dalmore's ("I shine, not…

I reviewed this malt about four months ago - here is a re-post of my original review - I would not change my current assessment of this one iota:"My friend Rick Culver came by earlier today, and popped…

Today we have a bottle from Mast of Malt's Single Cask Series, all of which are cask strength, non-coloured and non-chill-filtered. This refill sherry hogshead was laid down on June 13 1996 and bottled…

I reviewed this whisky back in March 2012, so I'm re-posting it below. Tasting it again now, I don't like it as even as much as I did then (I only gave it a 78). I'm getting a fair amount of sulphur in…

BenRiach has had a troubled history ever since it opened in 1897. It was repossessed by the bank in 1899 and became a sister distillery to Longmorn. Four years later in shut down completely until 1965…

BenRiach has a staggering number of single cask releases. This particular one is very interesting: peated malt distilled on Oct 10 1984, then matured for 27 years, first in hogshead #4050 then finished…