January 2021

A quartet of Strathmill

Strathmill 12 yo (43%, OB, Flora Fauna, +/-2019) – Strathmill 14 yo 2006/2020 (61%, The Whisky Barrel, 1st fill sherry butt finish, cask #TWB1013, 685 bottles) – Strathmill 11 yo 2009/2020 (58.5%, James Eadie, oloroso cask finish, 617 bottles) – Strat…

Still Kickin and Drinkin

 Every once in a while I look back and see what I was doing and interested in 10 years ago and funny thing, not much has changed.  Still doing the whiskey and cigars bit albeit expanded to a large degree.  I know the blog has been dorman…

Allt-A-Bhainne and Ben Nevis

Allt-A-Bhainne 23 yo 1997/2020 (51.3%, Watt Whisky, bourbon hogshead, 241 bottles) – Allt-A-Bhainne 23 yo 1997/2020 (52.4%, Whisky Nerds, cask #102589, barrel, 114 bottles) – Ben Nevis 24 yo 1996/2020 (52.1%, Berry Brothers for Royal Mile Whiskies, cas…

VIDEO: Pursuit United Tasting

Everybody’s talkin’ about it! How does the new 3-state straight bourbon blend from Pursuit Spirits stack up? Check out Bill’s tasting!

The return of Ardbeg

Ardbeg 10 yo (46%, OB, rotation 2003, for duty free, 1 litre) – Ardbeg 26 yo 1993 (49%, Quaich Bar Singapore, The Islay Giants, 257 bottles, +/-2020) – Ardbeg 22 yo 1998/2020 (56.5%, OB, Rare Cask for Benjamin Tan, second fill oloroso butt, cask #50, 5…

Ardbeg Wee Beastie (2020) Review

I came into this one with low expectations, I’ll admit it right up front. That had less to do with Ardbeg’s ability to create a decent young malt, and more to do with the fact that I kinda think most sub ten year old whisky tends to be a tad underripe and undeveloped. I expected […]

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