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Nose: This is going to be big on wood, and the nose is really rich and woody… Lots of vanilla, wood spice, and sandalwood, with a bourbon-y edge to it (and no wonder..) Fresh cut wood shavings, sweet…

A few weeks ago Douglas Laing has added ‘The Gauldrons’ to its Remarkable Regional Malts series. If you’re wondering about the name – it literally means ‘bay of storms’. As you well know the R.Regional…

So I'm sitting at O'Hare for 2 hours waiting to fly to Beijing for my wedding. This seemed like the most appealing thing to get tipsy on before a 14hr flight over the Pacific...Sample is neatNose: A bit…

It’s been almost 7 months since I’ve tackled a review from the dozens of samples and minis I’ve accumulated. With so many to choose from, some which I will likely never taste again, it’s hard to pick.…

Today I feel to treat myself with something is right down my alley. Ardbeg is one of my favorite distillery but I neglect it recently. So I poured myself a dram of Perpetuum from a bottle that have been…

This is the last of a very generous birthday gift from @Nozinan. Smooth Ambler Spirits is a micro-distillery based in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. I don't know for sure if they distilled this though…

This was left over from my birthday party back in May by my good friend Igor Kossov. It was distilled Feb 21 1994 and put into a 2nd fill bourbon hogshead; 20 years later it filled 189 bottles.The colour…

Ahhhhh - it's so rare to have a Sunday morning to myself...let's take the time to write up a few whiskies I have lying around (mostly heels that I haven't gotten around to reviewing yet.)Tuthilltown…

Kirsch Whisky Import – a German independent bottler – selected thsi sherry butt from the Signatory warehouse. No less than 676 bottles were drawn from it. The contents: a Clynelish of 18 years old from…

The Vintage Collection by Signatory is somewhat lesser known, but does not contain any lesser malts. Take this Clynelish 1998, for example, bottled at drinking strength in 2016. Two hogsheads were mar…