Review #86: Ardbeg Kelpie
Okay, I’ll be honest: I have been searching for a bottle of this for a while. Every time I have tried to order it on a menu, the bartender will look around and then tell me that they are sorry, …
ex-bourbon casks
Review #79: Dalmore King Alexander III
Dalmore King Alexander 3 is aged in 6 different types of barrels (this is getting a little silly), including bourbon, Marsala, Madeira, Cab, oloroso and Port
Review #49: Laphroaig Triple Wood
Laphroaig was my gateway whisky – and also the way I discovered that I unequivocably love peat. We have been nursing this bottle steadily and the other night, we finally laid the bottle to rest.
The Triple Wood is a …
Review #39: Aberlour 12
Last week we went to a lecture and vertical tasting of Aberlour led by Brand Ambassador Callum O’Donnell. After climbing a few flights of stairs in a non-descript office building in the heart of the financial district, we reached a …
Review #35: Hepburn’s Choice John Maccrae 26 Year (Teaspooned Balvenie)
This was our first teaspooned cask purchase. Teaspooning is a common practice for many distilleries to change a single malt to a “blended” malt by adding a small amount of whisky (even just a teaspoon!) from another distillery to a …
Review #17: Lagavulin 2018 Feis
Tasting Notes for Lagavulin 2018 Feis (18 year old)