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Littlemill distillery was located in Bowling in West Dunbartonshire, right on the border of the Lowlands and the Highlands. It claimed 1772 as its foundation year when houses had been constructed for…

So, I'm an idiot. What I thought was two GlenDronachs (one bottle, one sample) is actually the same damn thing, and I never noticed. It is from a single Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon (#708), put in wood…

Reference in the title comes from the movie Birdman. Even though Säntis has a bear on the label. Säntis Malt Edition Dreifaltigkeit (aka Trinity) is cask strength and amazing. If you ever run into it,…

Rich mouth coating fruity thick arrival develops a spicy vegetable and dry fruit middle with a long slow creamy fruity & vegetable finish.

Laphroaig is my forever fighting with Ardbeg for a top spot in my heart. But Ardbeg has taken upon itself to disappoint me more often than not which means I instinctively take refuge in the arms of the…

I happened to have three GlenDronachs lying around tripping over each other, so lets compare, shall we?The GlenDronach 12 Year Old Original is the standard entry point into this wonderful distillery. It…

Yamazaki is the oldest distillery in Japan, founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii. They recently released the Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve, a fruity whisky without age statement. According to the information…

At the same time as the release of the Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve, Suntory also launched their Hakusu Distiller’s Reserve. This one is mildly peaty and according to insiders is composed of both young…

This Nikka was bottled especially for the French La Maison du Whisky and contains a single cask (a re-charred hogshead) from Warehouse No. 4. The contents is a coffey malt distilled on 6 March 2003,…

This Yoichi single cask matured for a full 23 years in a virgin oak puncheon. It was distilled on 28 February 1991. In July 2014 it was bottled at a staggering 62% (which makes me believe it was not put…