Penderyn Single Malt Peated Welsh Whisky with Dan
Our first Welsh whisky! Penderyn offers a number of different spirits, and their whisky line is pretty complete with some award winning wine-cask aged whiskies. This particular bottle was a […]
Ungava Gin with Nearly Everyone
I think I know what both my readers are thinking to themselves. They’re thinking “pretty sure I’m at iSCOTCH, pretty sure I type that in/clicked that bookmark. so what the […]
The Peat Monster with Dan
Doing the background research for this bottle got me a little frustrated. I think I’m getting some traffic from the States these days, so for the benefit of you and […]
Caol Ila 12y with Dan
The unpronounceable Caol Ila (allegedly either ‘cool eye-la’ or ‘cull eela’ depending where you look) is another Malts.com brand, the web presence that covers Talisker, Dalwhinnie, Oban, Lagavulin and a […]
J&B Justerini & Brooks Rare Blended Scotch Whisky with Dan
“J&B is the worst” – Ryan. I’m going to start by telling you how bad J&B tastes, because if it tasted good, it might be possible to excuse the rest […]
Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey with Dan
Another bourbon! Bulleit is a Diageo brand, allegedly based on a 150 year old recipe that includes rye and barley malt in the make. It is not a particularly complicated […]
Basil Hayden’s 8y Kentucky Straight Bourbon with Dan
Staying in the USA for a little bit. The lineage here is a bit thick: Basil Hayden’s only web presence is as part of The Original Small Batch Bourbon Collection […]
Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine with Dan & Ryan
First off – big thanks to my buddy Jono for bringing this back from one of his trips America-ward. I asked him to grab me some interesting American booze and […]
Mackmyra First Edition with Dan & Ryan
Still whisky, wrong country. Mackmyra is from Sweden, a country I assumed only drank vodka and snow melt, but what do I know. As we can tell from the spelling, […]
Bowmore 18y with Ryan
Last of the wee Bowmores. For reference, 50ml is enough for two tasters or one actual drink. Keep that in mind if you’re thinking of buying the Bowmore Collection – […]
Bowmore 15y Darkest with Ryan
First of the micro reviews. Not that they’re shorter (they really couldn’t be, I’m phoning this shit in pretty hard already), they’re just reviews of tiny bottles of Bowmore that […]
The Bowmore Collection
Fun in bite sized form. Picked up this kit from Bowmore a few months ago and am finally getting around to reviewing it. As you can see, this Collection includes […]
Bowmore Surf with Dan, Goran, Ryan & Val
Bowmore is one of my favourite scotches. Peaty and complicated, even the budget 12y tastes amazing given the price on the bottle. The Bowmore Surf is allegedly not available in […]
Wiser’s De Luxe with Dan
Wiser’s De Luxe is apparently not the most budget member of the Wiser’s family, which is kind of terrifying. We reviewed the Small Batch which is allegedly of higher quality […]
Amrut Fusion
As you already know, whisky is far from a simply Scottish phenomenon. Ireland has its own whiskey, from a different methodology and a different tradition. North American whiskies like bourbon, […]
Innis & Gunn Winter Treacle Porter
I am a huge fan of Innis & Gunn cask -aged beers (minus the rum casked ones, because rum sucks). I came to them after developing my whisky tongue and […]
Tullamore D.E.W. with Dan, Ryan & Goran
It recently being St Paddy’s day, you’ll have to put up with one or two more Irish Whiskey reviews. I know Dan is a big fan of the lightness and […]
Wiser’s Small Batch Double Barrelled with Dan
Brief stop with Canadian Whiskey today. The designation “Canadian Whiskey” is pretty problematic. The manufacturers would like you to equate CW with Rye Whisk(e)y, but you shouldn’t. From Serious Eats: […]
Bushmills Irish Whiskey with Dan & Goran
In celebration of St Patty’s day, the patron saint of hamburgers or somesuch, and also in the spirit of completevism (you get to 50 odd reviews and you start wanting […]
Glen Breton 10y with Dan, Ryan & Goran
This is the second bottle from Glen Breton we’ve had; you’ll remember the 17y Ice Wine Cask finish we reviewed. That was a little heavy handed, as I’m finding most […]
Ice the ice
I am done with ice in my scotch. No more rocks. As always, I firmly believe you should drink your booze the way you want. Ice, splash, soda, pomegranate juice […]
The Botanist Gin with The Dan, The Ryan & The Goran
Changing a couple things up for this review. Yes, it’s a gin, and I don’t like gin either. But it’s okay, it’s made by Bruichladdich, the Islay scotchmakers. And, we’ve […]
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Peat Project with The Dan
Bruichladdich is a big brand, consisting of many sub-divisions of brands and sub-brands. The Peat Project is the non-age specific vintage blend of a single malt of the Port Charlotte […]
Edradour Straight from the Cask 10y Chateauneuf du Pape Cask Finish with The Dan
So, back to scotch, at least for the moment. Picked up this mouthful, both in name and taste, while visiting family in British Columbia (got to try Glenlivet 18y as […]
