Introduction “Unbelievable! Am I reading this right?!” That was my reaction after opening an unsolicited package from Master of Malt containing the following surprise: Somebody over at MoM must have failed to notice my scattered blog posting frequency lately, but it’s here now, and it’s MINE! Thanks guys! This is what the full bottle presentation [...]
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Glenfarclas 1953 58 Year Single Cask Review
Posted in Glenfarclas, review, tagged Glenfarclas 1953, Glenfarclas 58 Year, Oldest Glenfarclas on May 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The Richard Paterson Experience – Tasting 1868 Dalmore
Posted in Dalmore, review, tagged 1868 Dalmore, Richard Paterson, The Nose on May 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Introduction This post begins with me in the Whyte & Mackay sample room, with Richard Paterson having just joined myself and Craig McGill. From my previous post on visiting the Whyte & Mackay office: After stuffing as many sample bottles as possible into my pants pockets [no, of course not], Richard Paterson came through the [...]
Isle of Jura 1976 Feith A Chaorainn
Posted in Isle of Jura, review on March 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Introduction I was going to post Part 2 of my Whyte & Mackay office visit today, but I just tried one of the samples I came home with from my trip, and it blew my mind, compelling me to share my thoughts while they’re fresh. I don’t mean that it blew my mind because it’s [...]
Chieftain’s Mortlach 1995 15 Year
Posted in Mortlach, review on February 8, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Introduction Disclaimer: I’m doing another review of a free sample. I don’t feel any obligation to write good things about it, but full disclosure and all…This one is from ImpEx Beverages, who imports Chieftain’s, Kilchoman, Smokehead, Isle of Skye, and Arran. Many thanks to them for the sample! Ah, Mortlach…so hard to come by here [...]
Redbreast 12 at Cask Strength!
Posted in Redbreast, review on December 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Introduction I’m really lucky to have gotten a bottle of the new Redbreast 12 Cask Strength from Irish Distilers Limited a while back. Thanks, James! It should be coming to the U.S. in early 2012. Now that I’m over half way through the bottle, I should probably write up some notes. This Redbreast is a [...]
At long last…Mackinlay’s Shackleton whisky replica
Posted in Dalmore, review, tagged Mackinlay's Shackleton review on October 31, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Introduction Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky is a replica of the whisky found under Earnest Shackleton’s hut in Antarctica, from an expedition in 1907. After some of the original whisky was very carefully thawed out, Master Blender Richard Paterson had the opportunity to try it, after which he created this replica whisky expression. It’s [...]
Birthday dram 2011: A 31 year Glenglassaugh bottled for TWE
Posted in Glenglassaugh, review, tagged Glenglassaugh 31 year review, The Whisky Exchange 10th Anniversary on June 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Introduction I’ve taken to using my Birthday as an excuse to purchase myself a very nice bottle of whisk(e)y, possibly at a cost in excess of what I really should be spending. I suppose ability to afford said whisky bottle should play into the equation, but such is the plight of a Stage 4-ish whisky [...]
Comparing two “affordable” old Caol Ilas
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Battlehill Caol Ila 25, Master of Malt, Master of Malt Caol Ila 30, Total Wine & More on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Introduction In February, I had a couple of unexpected samples show up at my door. One was a Caol Ila 30 Year and the other a Highland Park 13 Year; both bottled by Master of Malt at cask strength. These unsolicited samples were not part of the samples program that I previously blogged about. A [...]
Caol Ila 12 or: Goldilocks and the three Islay malts
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged caol ila 12 review on May 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Introduction Goldilocks, a Scottish man with curly blond hair and wearing a kilt, walked into a pub and found three tumblers of whisky sitting at an empty table. Being a curious chap, he sat down and began sampling the single malts. The first one, a Bowmore 12 year, was nice, but a little gentle for [...]
Bowmore to the core: Legend and 12 years
Posted in Bowmore, review, tagged Bowmore 12 review, Bowmore Legend review, Bowmore NAS on April 6, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Introduction Continuing on with my Core Islay Expressions exploration, I’m stepping back from the big Ardbeg and Laphroaig malts and taking a look at the two entry-level Bowmore expressions. Bowmore presents a gentler, less phenolic side of Islay peat, and while the uber-expensive bottlings from the 1960s seem to get lots of attention, I never [...]
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