Whisky Reviews

  My top 18 pours for 2018, separated in 2 pictures, in no particular rank but alphabetically listed:BenRiach 34, 1968-2003, Hart Brothers Finest...

  Chichibu, b.2015, Ichiro's Malt, Solera Aged Pure Malt, Wine Wood Reserve, Ghost Series No. 6, 23/28, 59.5% abv.The Ghost Series was started in...

  Karuizawa 16, 1995-2012, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary, Japanese Wine Cask No. 5006, 180 bottles, 69.3% abv.This is the sister label t...

  Forged Oak 15, Orphan Barrel, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45.3% abv.Supposedly distilled around 1997/98 at Heaven Hill (New Bernheim) wi...

  Sazerac 18, Summer 2017, 45% abv.Part of the acclaimed Buffalo Trace Antique Collection since it's inception.Nose: toasted or burnt honey, simi...

  Eagle Rare 17, Summer 2017, 40% abv.During Seagram's ownership of Four Roses, Master Distiller Charles L. Beam, aka Chuck, developed and releas...

  Michter's Original Sour Mash, Batch no. 18a32,  43% abv.Michter's has quite the long history as supposedly America's oldest "distillery", unfor...

  Laphroaig Cairdeas 15, 43% abv.This 2017 laphy 15 has a little bit of confusion attached to it. It was suddenly listed for sale on the Laphroai...

  Laphroaig 21, Exclusively for Friends of Laphroaig, 35cl, 48.4% abv.This travel retail, half size bottle was part of Laphroiag's 200th Annivers...

  Chichibu, 2009-2016, Malt Dream Cask exclusively bottled for Cask and Still, 332-0021, ex-bourbon MDC 541, 176/193, 61.8% abv.Cask and Still is...

King's Ransom 12, Ceramic Decanter, 75.2 proof.King's Ransom is one of the products from real life character William Whiteley, "friend" of US ma...

  Laphroaig Càirdeas 2014, 51.4% abv.Supposedly double matured in bourbon barrels (rumor has it at around 8 years) and Amontillado hogsheads (rum...