The Adelphi Selection Dailuaine 14 Year Old (54.1%)
Tasting notes:On the nose, this 14 Year Old Dailuaine from Adelphi presents with notes of anise flan and copper gutters after a spring rain, but not together, because anise [...]
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The Castle & Key Restoration Rye Batch 2 (2020 Release)
Tasting notes:This 49.5% rye is not an easy one to find in the wild. I got lucky and stumbled upon one in Memphis, Tennessee, and enjoyed it mostly in nicely iced [...]
The Balblair 1983-2014
Tasting notes:The nose of this dram opens with rosewater-soaked dates visited by Nepalese honey bees. It’s very high and refined, but raises a question: who are the [...]
An Impostor Abroad: Stephen visits Ben Nevis Distillery
Once one of the biggest distillery complexes in Scotland when the Nevis distillery was built nearby to serve the same brand, Ben Nevis has a history filled with colorful [...]
The Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Tasting notes:The Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 begins with slightly fermented pickled raw pistachios–or maybe daikon radish with a jicama garnish plated next to pickling [...]
The Talisker 8 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:At 57.9%, this one is unmistakably young and feisty. But at the same time, the nose opens with more sophistication than one would expect from and 8 year old: [...]
The Cragganmore 20 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:On the nose, this dram opens with a bit of furniture polish, but that and the general intensity of the flavors are the only hint of the 55.8% abv we got there. [...]
The Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey
Tasting notes:This whiskey reminds me, appropriately enough, of my childhood in Tennessee. Not that I drank whiskey as a child there–I did not–but more that the [...]
In Memoriam: Gable Erenzo (1980-2021)
Today we got the tragic news that Gable passed away in his sleep two nights ago. We are gutted, simply gutted. For the industry, this is a massive loss. He was too young. We [...]
The Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:On the nose, we got lemon treacle with a thin stream of melted dark chocolate included just to see if the master of the house would notice (he didn’t). [...]
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