Scotch Whisky reviews

Alright the next whisky in my exploration of Wine afflicted Bruichladdich whiskys, this samples was graciously sent by a lovely chap from Calgary.The vital statistics, this was part of Bruichladdich's…

Glengyle distillery is owned by the Mitchell family...who also own Springbank. Call it naiveté but that was enough to get me to buy a bottle. It's not cheap for a 12 Year Old, even by Ontario standards…

Yet another sample sent to me by @wierdo (3/6). I have to say that out of the six mouth-watering mini-bottles I received this was definitely the one I was looking forward to opening the most (mmm . .…

A couple of months back I won a contest that was put on by a fellow instagrammer. I was well pleased when I received two interesting samples from one of my favorite distilleries, both whiskys had the…

I hope you enjoy a quick story ... it’s kind of relevant I promise. My partners granny owns a bee farm. And it has been a pleasure over the years both seeing and tasting the differences between honeys…

Last summer @fiddich1980 provided 3 mystery samples for me and for @paddockjudge. This was sample B. We blind tasted them together over Facetime in the fall, and after writing preliminary notes the…

This is an interesting one for me. The timeline can be confusing but here goes:In December 2017 @Robert99 was kind enough to leave me a sample of this after an epic tasting we had at my home. I opened…

This is the second from six samples I'll be reviewing that were kindly sent to me by @wierdo. This, I believe, is from a single bourbon cask.I was warned, rightly so, that this needs water and it will…

This is from a sample sent to me by @wierdo (again, many thanks, my friend!). Nose - Rich and enticing. Leather, a touch of smoke, coffee, ginger and sherry. Complex. Prickly yet softTaste - Soft.…

I have tried my fair share of old grain – including Invergordon, the grain distillery owned by Whyte & Mackay and only founded in 1959. So this is a distillate from the first lustrum, that slept on a rum…