I was given this 1996 Old & Rare Bowmore 24 Years as a gift and I have to say... it's one of the best whisky gifts I've ever received. Not just because it looks fancy, is old, and expensive. But because it's really damn good. Yeah, I know I'm spoiling the review, but it's … [Read more...] about 1996 Old & Rare Bowmore 24 Years Review
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1997 First Editions Bowmore 14 Years Review
First Editions is a Hunter Laing label, which I didn't know until after I had tasted this 1997 First Editions Bowmore 14 Years. Not that my perception would have changed any, but it's one of those weird, little, nerdy things I like to know when I'm picking something up; I like to … [Read more...] about 1997 First Editions Bowmore 14 Years Review
1995 Signatory Glenburgie 19 Review
"DUDE, you gotta try this Glenburgie" isn't a phrase often uttered. In fact, you might go your entire whisky drinking life without hearing it. Not because they make bad whisky, this 1995 Signatory Glenburgie 19 is proof of that, but because it's an often overlooked, and … [Read more...] about 1995 Signatory Glenburgie 19 Review
Trader Joe’s Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Review
I don't know what prompted me to pick up this Trader Joe's Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask. Could have been the word sherry, could have been the $30 price point, could have been the combo. Either way I did something I told myself I wasn't going to do again and that was buy TJ … [Read more...] about Trader Joe’s Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Review
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2011 Review
Would you believe me if I said the Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2011 sucks? No? Yeah, I wouldn't believe me either. We all know Bruichladdich puts out good stuff and that they continue to push their own boundaries with cask maturations and cask types. Like all Bruichladdich … [Read more...] about Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2011 Review
2009 K&L Young Bladnoch Review
Closed in the mid 90s and reopened in the early 2000s, this 2009 K&L Young Bladnoch shows the humble, peaty beginning, of the new Bladnoch distillery. Now owned by the Armstrongs (Irish brothers), Bladnoch is a Lowland distillery and at the time of its re-opening it was just … [Read more...] about 2009 K&L Young Bladnoch Review
2009 Signatory Caol Ila 8 Years Review
This 2009 Signatory Caol Ila 8 Years was one of my favorites from the last, live, Malt Nuts tasting I did back in August. It was a fun tasting, as always, and I remember thinking "who doesn't like Caol Ila?". Besides the peat haters that is. But seriously, have you ever met a … [Read more...] about 2009 Signatory Caol Ila 8 Years Review
1980s The Famous Grouse Review
Many years ago, I found this bottle of 1980s The Famous Grouse on a dusty hunting trip. It comes from a time before Edgrington owned the brand (1999) but still used Macallan and Highland Park as its two core malts. Pre 99, it was owned by Highland Distillers (founded 1887) who … [Read more...] about 1980s The Famous Grouse Review
Compass Box No Name No. 3 Review
I enjoyed edition one, adored edition two and now it's time to put Compass Box No Name No. 3 to the test. The last in the series, this peaty blend series started with a bang, built to a fervor and then kinda... died off. When this one came out there was a lot of commotion … [Read more...] about Compass Box No Name No. 3 Review
Glenfarclas 105 Review
I bought this Glenfarclas 105 almost a decade ago with the intention of reviewing it. I wanted to get the 10, 12, 15, 17, 21, 25, 30, and 40 to do a super vertical. I was set on saving my pennies and making it happen but then the finance of life got in the way and the prices of … [Read more...] about Glenfarclas 105 Review