Lowlands

BattleScotch! Glengoyne Edition with Dan, Steph & Bowick

iscotch 27 April No Comments

1 minute

And finally, as a last hurrah for the Glengoyne Discovery Gift Taste Sampler Set Collection we come to the traditional BattleScotch!, to be observed WITH the camelcase AND the punctuation as spelling. Because we’re from […]

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Glengoyne 18y with Dan, Bowick & Steph

iscotch 20 April No Comments

2 minutes

I know, I know. It’s 4/20. It’s the first 4/20 since legalization. I was in a band with a song called four20. Where is the weed whisky or ihash.ca or whisky barrel aged weed (patent […]

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Glengoyne 15y with Dan, Bowick & Steph

iscotch 13 April 1 Comment

2 minutes

Our second swing at the Glengoyne Gift Collection is the 15y. Glengoyne suggest a rather elaborate range of flavours are present in this dram, I’m not so sure. The label details are also quite different […]

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Glengoyne 12y with Dan, Steph & Bowick

iscotch 6 April No Comments

2 minutes

Glengoyne! A highland Single Malt Scotch that we’ve only seen a little of before. A quirk of geography puts the Glengoyne stills in the Highlands while the maturing happens all the way (across the street) […]

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Guest Review! Auchentoshan Three Wood By Daniel Küpper

iscotch 1 July No Comments

3 minutes

Editor’s note: this one came in at the perfect time, another review By Daniel Küpper and this one on Canada Day so I can go party with no interruptions! Thanks, Daniel! Hi there, […]

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Tiny Review! Glengoyne 10y Unpeated

iscotch 19 December 2 Comments

2 minutes

The second Tiny Review! Supplied by my friend Steve, brought back from his travels to the exotic British Isles (first time that’s been said, I’m sure) and handed over to me for tasting and reviewing […]

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BattleScotch! anCnoc 12y v Auchentoshan 12y with Ryan, Goran & Bowick

iscotch 9 November 1 Comment

1 minute

It’s the Highland v Lowland 12y scotches that start with ‘A’ BattleScotch! We haven’t had a lot of lowlands and don’t have a full impression of the regional qualities yet, but this little contest helped […]

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ScotchParty Review #4 – Auchentoshan 12y with Dan, Goran, Ryan, Ashley, Jared & Bowick

iscotch 24 September 1 Comment

2 minutes

Sounds German, tastes Scottish. A quick Google for “etymology auchentoshan” reveals it’s just very old Gaelic from a branch that hasn’t made its way into common Scots English. Apparently this is both “the Glasgow whisky” […]

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Johnnie Walker Red Label

iscotch 22 April 1 Comment

1 minute

Got this bottle as a going away present from a co-worker when I left my last job. Its the first blended scotch I’ve reviewed, and… its better than I thought it was going to be. […]

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Auchentoshan 21y with Katherine at the Whisky Cafe

iscotch 27 February No Comments

1 minute

First up at the Whisky Cafe, we opted for the oldest Auchentoshan available. It had been on Katherine’s list for a while and it seemed like the perfect chance to try it. Rather than invite […]

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