All Whisky reviews

Here's an odd one I picked up at an LCBO/Waddington's auction a few months ago. All I know about this is that it was distilled in 1963 (according to the tax stamp) at Hiram Walker in Walkerville, Ontario…

A couple of years ago I scored a very interesting bottle from Scotch Whisky Auctions - an old bottle of Seagram's V.O. with a 1974 tax stamp. Although the SWA website says it was bottled in 1974, I…

Last year, Crown Royal launched it's new Noble Collection of limited edition premium whiskies with the Cornerstone Blend. Although I thought it was only pretty much average, I know a lot of people who…

Would there be Aberlour a'bunadh collectors? Undoubtedly. Expensive hobby, I suppose, for Aberlour releases these frequently. They already have 58 batches. I am trying the one but last up to now, again…

Hot on the heels of Batch 54, this Batch 55 (doh!) was released in 2016. Mind if it is a bit more? Not at all. This one is bottled at a whopping 60,9% ABV.The nose is surprisingly soft on plum marmalade…

Batch 54 of this Aberlour a'bunadh (which means 'from the source’) was released in 2015. It is bottled at a whopping cask strength of 60,7%. The nose is honeysweet and reminds me more of a GlenDronach…

Of the 57 batches currently on the market, I have had the good fortune of trying 7, including this batch 19. But that was years ago. As I was able to put my hands on Batch 54 today, I would like to put…

Sometime last year, I walked into the LCBO at Galleria Mall at Dupont & Dufferin, and saw a Crown Royal release on the shelf that I had never seen before. With a gold and purple box, a tassel around the…

This is another one of the high powered peat bombs we opened on May 21 after @TAlexander’s party last month. It was about 4/5 full, and not opened since that day, well-gassed.This expression is reviewed…

As you may know (I hope you do!), this year marks Canada's 150th birthday - so what better way to celebrate than to drink (um, I mean taste) various Canadian whiskies, leading up to Canada Day on July…