A slightly old bottling but a great one at that. Mortlachs are known as ‘the beast of dufftown’. No, They do not prowl the night for innocent victims unless you are an amateur in whisky – then you will be a victim of their strength and potency. Using worm tubs, they
Most people have never heard of this whisky, It is not ‘Ball Chin’ Ir is ‘Ball-eh-chin’ ….. I think:) I have had Ballechin before and most have been good, most have been cask strength. I think this is a tad under powered. But click to listen to my notes. Oh, Don’
Unique, different and certainly off the beaten path. Usually you will find this in many blends but in a single barrel, single malt expression – it shines. Then again, this is my first Glenlossie ever, so thanks for watching me pop my Glenlossie cherry! Imagine walking around an old fashioned carnival.
You no doubt have heard of Glendronach – but this single barrel gives a new light to that experience. If your average Glendronach is a standard cyclist, this one is Lance Armstrong jacking up on roids.
Longrow and Springbank rouses the discerning palates and lovers of old style scotch. Polarising in it’s nature to the core – Longrow/Springbank makes no apologies for that. Old world scotch in a new world full of snowflake whiskies, This is an orchestra of beautiful stench. Longrow: Father, It has
I get this question a lot, not so simple but Yes and No! Whisky should be stored opened or unopened in a cool dry place away from sunlight, a kitchen cupboard is a perfect spot. Once opened you should ensure the cap is firmly screwed back on and stored in
The Springbank 21 is hard to come by and it costs a shit load of money. How good is it? Paired it with an Opus X Lost city – Double Robusto. Is that worth all the hype?
Want something a little rarer? SMWS 38.24 will tick that box. Drinking this is liquid history. Closed and extinct distillery – question is, Are you ‘Baller’ enough? Make sure you pair something luxurious with this.
You may have heard of ‘Blended Whisky’ like Johnnie walker. Except for the Green 15yo (not this bull shit ‘Island green’ and the Gold label), Johnnie Walker is generally rubbish. It is designed for people who can’t be bothered exploring whisky (No offence – Sorry but not sorry) Cadenhead makes
You can drink whisky because it is ‘smooth’ or you can drink it because you love experiences. This is one for experience. Thought provoking, a part of history, old fashioned and influenced by decades sleeping in a barrel. What a treat! BUT, it’s expensive – probably will cost you your
Talisker is a distillery that can be polarising because some think it’s like drinking Diesel while some like drinking diesel so they like Talisker. None the less, Most Taliskers are low ABV, because Diageo and big corporates tend to water down whisky – they say its for our drinking pleasure
So this is a highland park. If you are not across it – SMWS is an independent bottler. They are generally pretty good, love them in fact but as the famous words of bad Santa goes : “They can’t all be winners’ This one was not the prime example of the
Signatory vintage cask strength Blair Athol 58.9% 27 years old 1988 to 2016 – 93 of 520 – Cask #6851 matured in a refill Sherry butt. paired with: The Cohiba Talisman2017 This may have ruined my life. Blair Athol, Glorious dram. Cohiba Talisman – Luxury Personified or in this case, ‘Cigarified’ Blair
Laphroaig is usually something that people say they drink – because they have not had any other whisky or they think it’s cool. OR in the rare occasion they actually like it. I kid I kid, Just being a dick. Laphroaig is polarising because it tastes like ashtrays. It is
The Convalmore 40yo – Cadenhead 175th edition – 1977 to 2017 – 58.8% Have you ever wanted to drink like Floyd Mayweather, except with more class and less crass? The Convalmore is an closed distillery. Luxurious, High-Roller as shit. Why you ask? Because its 40 years old FFS! It is rare, only
Ardbeg invokes 2 reactions – WTF is that?!?! or GLORIOUS! (while the sun shines from the sky directly from the gods themselves). It is polarising as it is heavily peated and at times can taste like liquid smoke. But Ardbeg has a HUGE cult following. Every year, Ardbeg releases ‘Ardbeg Day
