[We tasted this one when it first came out in 2016, but now that it’s gotten a wider release, we thought we’d revisit it.] Tasting notes: This noses up like a [...]
Tasting notes: Emily knew better than to accept the elk biltong from the hitchhiker yesterday, but she has a habit of not wanting to offend others. More than a habit, [...]
Tasting notes: You’d be forgiven if you thought the name of this dram would more aptly fit within a video game: In Escape from Mordor, the final level is called [...]
Tasting notes: On the nose it’s fresh aquarium charcoal spread across the floor after I tripped and fell. I dust myself off and breathe in super grainy, super refined, [...]
Tasting notes: I came to this dram expecting to ready myself for something from Man’s Life magazine: that is to say, I was readying myself to be truly manly in the face [...]
Tasting notes: This is not the sort of play that ends in tears. That’s not to say that it isn’t moving: like an artfully crafted double negative can soften the [...]
Tasting notes: My journey to whisky came via wine, then cognac, with the occasional vintage port or good sherry thrown in for a change of pace. That is to say, I drank grape [...]
Tasting notes: On the nose, an acorn cake that sat a little too long on the fire. But then again, squirrels have short attention spans. There are also notes of turkey [...]
Tasting notes: The nose on this one opens beautifully, with the smell of a fruit plate shoved into a peat oven, thanks to the fact that you tripped the waiter at the ideal [...]
Tasting notes: The Kilchoman 2007 nose opens with oat scones—no maple frosting, alas—smoked over driftwood and flash-dried seaweed. Tween-age barley, enjoying a more [...]