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3 min read 2021-12-31 15:00:18

Most-read posts of 2021

I am sure you’ll all agree that it’s been quite a year. But earth-shattering events like a continued global pandemic could not stop the booze

1 min read 2021-12-22 18:30:55

let’s begin Cocktail cans are becoming ever more popular and Smokehead have joined the market with two new releases of

6 min read 2021-12-22 11:14:07

It’s been over four years since we did our last young Laphroaig tasting. The last one was fun, a lot of fun, and so we decided it was time to

2 min read 2021-12-20 14:15:48

It’s been ages since I last tried a Compass Box whisky. Or at least, since I last reviewed one. There was the Transistor, which I did with Punk IPA

2 min read 2021-12-09 14:43:13

This Kilchoman finished, not matured, in a Tequila cask is one of the many bottlings for The Nectar‘s 15th anniversary. Where I thought The Nectar

4 min read 2021-12-02 14:48:31

The last leg of the Blind Tasting Competition, or maybe the last tripod, since there’s another three reviews below. In this batch there are two

1 min read 2021-11-26 18:23:18

GettyFor the gift-giving season, single malt Scotch often tops wish lists. Compared to blended Scotch, the single malt category— that is, Scotch

1 min read 2021-11-23 18:00:46

Aston Martin and Bowmore’s latest collaboration is a single malt inspired by the golden ratio. And a limited number of bottles have just arrived at

1 min read 2021-11-22 07:39:43

(Note, this is part three of a three-part series of reviews. Start here.) 12.3 this year was distilled in 2015 from the 2014 harvest of 100%

1 min read 2021-11-22 06:53:12

(Note, this is part two of a three-part series of reviews. Start here.) 12.2 this year was distilled in 2015 from the 2014 harvest of Scottish-grown

1 min read 2021-11-22 06:36:13

Once again this year I was invited to take part in a marketing campaign for Bruichladdich’s Octomore, a highly-anticipated annual release of

6 min read 2021-11-21 15:19:28

Today, three Islay’s I enjoyed over the summer of 2021. . [Bruichladdich] Port Charlotte 2010/2020 9yo Ob. OLC:01 [30000 bts] 55.1% WB88.56[526]

1 min read 2021-11-11 16:09:30

Adelphi still is a bottler that generally puts out high quality whiskies. I do think success is not as guaranteed as it was a decade ago, but

1 min read 2021-11-11 01:02:17

Young Islays can be hit-or-miss depending on how active the cask is, so with a slight bit of trepidation that I dug into this Valinch and Mallet

3 min read 2021-11-11 01:02:17

Young Islays can be hit-or-miss depending on how active the cask is, so with a slight bit of trepidation that I dug into this Valinch and Mallet