World Whisky reviews

Don Livermore has given us many fine whiskies during this past decade. Wiser’s 23 YO is my favourite, yes, even above Legacy.This bottle is now open five weeks and sits half-full. Sipped neat from a…

Don Livermore has given us many fine whiskies during this past decade. Wiser’s 23 YO is my favourite, yes, even above Legacy.This bottle is now open five weeks and sits half-full. Sipped neat from a…

I’ve developed a tradition of posting a review of a Canadian Whisky on Canada Day, and this year is no exception. Wiser’s 23 YO cask strength is marketed as the first cask strength blended Canadian…

The Stillwaters distillery in Concord, ON has been around for over a decade, meaning they should be in a position to release a fully-matured whisky. Three Barrel is their latest offering. I had initially…

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…

It seems as though the decision makers at ADL or at Beam Suntory (ADL's corporate overlords) are finally giving us what we want. In late 2019, Alberta Premium released Alberta Premium 20 Year Old and…

I already reviewed some time ago the DYC Pure Malt, a Spanish whisky that was okay; the one today, not being the bottom of the barrel of the distillery, is not as good as the pure malt was. It's just a…

Pike Creek used to be finished in Port Barrels, but I never got a chance to try that version so I can't compare the Rum Barrel finish to the old version. "Whence come the rum barrels ?" you might ask.…

This bottle has been open for six months and the fill is now below half. I detect layers of spice (all-spice, cloves, Cinnamon, Ground black pepper and a subtle vegetal funkiness on the nose. Possibly…