The Singleton of Glen Ord 18 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:I’m going to call the marketing department at Diageo to suggest that they trademark this wonderful dram as the Whisky for Socially Distant Drinkers.™ [...]
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The Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:Early in my whisky drinking years, when many of the distillery names were mysterious and even the familiar ones presented pronunciation challenges, I remember [...]
The Balvenie The Week of Peat 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Tasting notes:There is the indelible moment in the Indiana Jones movie franchise when the hero is welcomed to the Guardian of Tradition Dinner at Pankot Palace. [...]
The Fettercairn 12 Year Old
Tasting notes:On the nose I got beef tallow birthday candles on a Boston Crème cake. Now, I’m not saying that it’s a pronounced note or anything. But it’s [...]
The Peerless Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Tasting notes:Our first impressions of the nose include sweetness and herbaceousness. But then some of the surprises emerge: first a chalky note, then a glissando of [...]
The Westland Garryana 4|1 (2019) – 45-77 Months Old -Native Oak Series
“Gee, I love Westland Garryana.” –said everyone, always. Tasting notes:The nose offers the kind of density and complexity whose literary counterpart is Joyce or [...]
The Kanosuke New Pot (Japanese New Make)
Tasting notes:Sometimes I wonder how the older casks greet the fresh arrivals. Do they call out “n00b!” with contempt or affection? Do they tell scary stories about [...]
The Mortlach 16 Year Old
Tasting notes:Let’s talk for a minute about butterfly kisses. They are “kisses” made by fluttering one’s eyelashes against another’s fluttering eyelashes or [...]
The Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky
Tasting notes:Janine was having a bad day. Her ambition to produce abridged versions of the collected microfiction of Lydia Davis was hitting obstacles at every turn. [...]
The Winchester Extra Smooth Bourbon
Tasting notes:What do we have here on the nose? Corn, I’d wager, and lots of it. There’s also Kentucky bluegrass clippings souring in a leaf bag. Darryl walked off [...]
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