BattleScotch! Johnnie Walker Edition with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 7 September No Comments

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Another video review, here we go! So which of the Johnnies Walker is best? Check below: nose Simon – Blue Label Brad – Ultimate 18y Chris – Double Black Junior – Ultimate 18y neat […]

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Johnnie Walker Blue Label with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 31 August No Comments

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Another Review! Another Video Review! Finally, the almighty Johnnie Walker Blue. What makes this blend worth over $300 a bottle? Nothing! It isn’t. nose Simon – sharp, mashier, honey or caramel on browning apple […]

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Johnnie Walker 18y Ultimate with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 24 August No Comments

2 minutes

Going to kick it off with the video review again: Here’s the written review. Not too much more I can say about Johnnie Walker, other than that this is the 18y and it is […]

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Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 17 August 1 Comment

2 minutes

Once again, video to start! Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is yet another colour entry in the Johnnie Walker line. What makes it Gold? Why is it Reserved? Is it better than Johnnie Walker […]

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Johnnie Walker Double Black with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 10 August 1 Comment

2 minutes

How about we start this one with the video! Johnnie Walk Double Black is not twice as good as the regular Black Label. In fact, whatever taste Black is, it seems a lot like this […]

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Round 2! Johnnie Walker 12y Black Label with Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 3 August 1 Comment

2 minutes

This one we’ve done before, so I’ll keep it brief this time around. First up out of the Johnnie Walker set is arguably my favourite, the 12y Black Label. The second from the bottom of […]

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Teaser Tuesday! Johnnie Walker Discover Pack

iscotch 30 July No Comments

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Finally. Seven months after purchase, we finally got around to tasting this set. A broad selection of Johnnie Walkers, as it turns out, is not appreciable better than a narrow one. But you can read […]

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Round 2 (Sort Of)! Unibroue 17 Grand Reserve 2017 Extra Strong Ale with Steve

iscotch 27 July No Comments

2 minutes

Steve is a tricky palate. He likes things other people don’t, and doesn’t like much of what we’d consider “the good stuff”, except for the odd time he really likes the really good stuff. This […]

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Naked Grouse Blended Scotch with Holly, Trevor & Dan

iscotch 20 July No Comments

2 minutes

Another Grouse, this time Naked – The Naked Grouse. Why Naked? Why not, exclaims the website nakedgrouse.com, which doesn’t appear to be part of the Famous Grouse site. In fact this IS a blended grain […]

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Rodenbach Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale

iscotch 13 July No Comments

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I don’t like sour beers. This Rodenbach Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale from Belgium is a sour beer. I didn’t like it either. The time cask aging doesn’t fix it. But the website says this […]

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Dominion City Brewing Between Two Evils Imperial Stout with Davey

iscotch 29 June No Comments

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Dominion City Brewing in Ottawa does a lot of interesting stuff, but Davey and I couldn’t agree on whether this was one of them. As stouts go, it’s great for people who don’t like stouts. […]

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The Singleton 12y Dufftown Single Malt Scotch Whisky in an Air Canada Lounge

iscotch 22 June 2 Comments

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The Singleton 12y Dufftown Single Malt Scotch Whisky. A rogue’s smile and an upgraded ticket got me into the Air Canada lounge in Winnipeg (mostly the ticket), where I found this relic of a grandfather’s […]

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Wild Turkey Longbranch with Davey

iscotch 15 June No Comments

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Quick review this week, Wild Turkey Longbranch Bourbon! Small batch bourbon made with weird woods! How much do you trust the “small batch” label from a large distiller tho? I dunno. Here’s what we thought: […]

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Collective Arts Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter with Devin

iscotch 8 June 1 Comment

2 minutes

This one is going to be a very short review. We had this beer with Christmas dinner (not quite 6 months ago), so we weren’t able to take traditional notes. I was hoping for something […]

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The Lunar Rogue Pub with Hillary

iscotch 1 June 1 Comment

3 minutes

It’s been an interesting spring, and May 2-4 weekend found yours truly ping-ponging around The Drive-Thru Province, traditional home of the Irving family, land of seafood, craft beer and more seafood, New Brunswick. My local […]

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BattleScotch! Tomatin Second Edition with Dan

iscotch 25 May No Comments

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BattleScotch! Tomatin Second Edition. Or the TwoMaytin Edition. You know what that means! It means we’re almost done this month & can go back to our regularly scheduled random nonsense. This second edition pitted the […]

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Tomatin Cask Strength Bourbon & Sherry Casks with Dan

iscotch 18 May No Comments

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Here we go, third and final Twomatronic entry: Tomatin Cask Strength Bourbon & Sherry Casks! We’re in the home stretch now! Best part is even the Throwback Thursdays are stuck in a single brand month […]

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Tomatin 14y Port Casks with Dan

iscotch 11 May No Comments

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Second bottle out of the box, second week of Twomatin – Tomatin 14y Port Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky. We’ve had a lot of Tomatins already so let’s just jump straight to the notes. Here’s […]

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Tomatin 12y Bourbon & Sherry Casks with Dan

iscotch 4 May 1 Comment

2 minutes

May is Twomatin month, or the second Tomatin month, which I guess we could have also called ToMaytin now that I think about it a little bit longer. No worries, they’re both terrible names but […]

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Teaser Tuesday! Twomatin Teaser (Tomatin Month 2)

iscotch 30 April No Comments

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Aw yeah, another whole month with the same whisky, and a second time! May is Tomatin Month 2, come on back every Saturday for the same superficial analysis and redundant flavour words you’ve come to […]

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BattleScotch! Glengoyne Edition with Dan, Steph & Bowick

iscotch 27 April No Comments

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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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