Rosebank 21 1990

Thanks to /u/Saba007 for pouring me this dram. So I’ve been sick, and that’s sucked. Really sick. Haven’t had the energy to have many drams, save for special occasions, and haven’t had the energy to do much more than work/school. But you’re not here for that. You’re here because I’m well again and writing again. So let’s […]

Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy 2016

This past year (2018) I had lots and lots of plans. Finish my accounting schooling, find a new job in a new career space, teach a gorilla to love, and review enough Irish Whiskey to finally hit 100 total reviews. I’m happy to say I got most of that done, and someday Koko will come […]

Bushmills 16 Three Wood

Thanks to /u/boyd86 for the sample. This past year (2018) I had lots and lots of plans. Finish my accounting schooling, find a new job in a new career space, INSERT SOMETHING FUNNY HERE THAT IS OBVIOUS I DIDN’T DO FOR COMEDIC EFFECT, and review enough Irish Whiskey to finally hit 100 total reviews. I’m happy to […]

Sheep Dip

I did an Advent Calendar made up of samples I had acquired over time, chosen by my wife, amongst all of the samples in my whisky shelf. We’re onto Advent Day #2. What will it bring? I’m hoping candy. But probably not. All of these were done blind, poured blind, and then took the Bird […]

Mellow Corn

Thanks to /u/Scotchchick for pouring a sample for me. There’s a whiskey. Some would say ubiquitous. Still, others would say it’s legendary. Its golden hue is known by geeks and non-geeks alike, which based on how I did on Venn diagrams, includes everyone in the world (Editor’s note: That’s not how that works at all). Of course, […]

The Wild Geese Rare, Single Malt, and Limited Edition Fourth Centennial

As we come upon St. Patrick’s Day, it’s that time of year where Irish Whiskies have a sudden surge in purchases. I recently had the chance to have more and more Irish whiskies from the batch of samples that I bought on my trip to Ireland. Irish Whiskey is the one of the fastest growing […]

Laphroaig 18 [Re-Review]

Thanks to /u/Throzen for sharing a dram of this one. Nostalgia is a set of rose coloured glasses that will forever poison the past with sugar. It makes us second guess if things were really better, or perhaps not. So when people discuss, with sadness, the discontinued Laphroaig 18 versus the Laphroaig 15 which replaced it. However I […]

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 (2016)

Thanks to /u/devoz for bringing this to the end of the year tasting of 2017. Price isn’t part of my reviews. Let’s all take a second to say that out loud. Done? Great, we can move on. Price isn’t part of my reviews. Just making sure. There are some mountains that we all look for. High end […]

Hellyers Road Original

So I’m at a tasting. And I showed up with a whisky to lower everyone’s overall scores. This was requested. I bought my bottle of Hellyers Road Original on a whim. I hadn’t had an Aussie whisky ever. Wait, is that English? Let’s try this again. Me not have Australian whisky yet. Then I forgot about it. […]

Bruichladdich Octomore 10 Second Edition, OBA/C_0.1, 4.2 Comus

Thanks to /u/CatharticIntent , & /u/scotchable for these samples Bruichladdich Octomore is an odd duck. First off: No feathers. Most ducks have feathers. Second off, I’ve used this joke a few too many times. In any other situation, a niche product that was meant to take a record would have been a one time product. Think of prototype cars: […]