Part of a new wave of Canadian micro-distillers, Two Brewers was a brewery when established in 1997 way up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. In 2009 the two founders started making whisky, and like the…

After a fairly stressful day at work (or, work-from-home, but aren't we all) I thought I'd finally get around to this stable of the LCBO shelves. Though called "Triple Barrel Rye" I'm pretty sure this…

This one is Barrel No. 19-03648 from Rick No. R-11, bottled June 5 2019.The colour is a dark reddish amber, maybe just a thin hair darker than the last one. On the nose there is a lot of woodsmoke, cigar…

I have a couple of JD SB Barrel Strength bottles, one bottled in 2018 and the other in 2019. Let's see how they stack up next to each other. Fun!The first one is Barrel No. 18-2744 from Rick No. L-17,…

Well, time for a quarantine culling of the many sample bottles that have somehow spawned and multiplied like Tribbles, taking over much of my whisky space (ie. my entire house). Turns out I have two…

I'm finally getting around to last year's Northern Border Rare Collection edition of Gooderham & Worts, called 49 Wellington, commemorating the landmark Flatiron building at 49 Wellington St. E. in…

The latest Wiser's in Corby's annual special release is their first cask strength, at a fat 64.3%, a blend of corn and rye whiskies that have matured for at least 23 years (to celebrate their Master…

This little number is basically the cask strength version of the standard Triple Wood: ex-bourbon barrels, quarter casks and European Oloroso casks. Non-chill filtered. Oh, and on the label it says "We…

Looks like I have a couple of Cairdeaseseses kicking around - one is the 2018 Fino, and other is the 2019 Triple Wood. Shall we?The 2018 edition was matured in first fill ex-bourbon casks, then finished…

Thought I'd take care of his heel and finally review it. Elmer T. Lee was Master Distiller at Buffalo Trace, having joined in the 1940s when it was called the George T. Stagg Distillery. This single…