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Founder’s Original Seville Orange Bourbon Sour with Dan & Steve

iscotch 16 May No Comments

2 minutes

Founder’s premixed drinks were the find of last summer. Easy as beer but not beer; cold, refreshing, Canadian, great. So as we head into the Summer of Isolation If You’re Not An Idiot, I figured […]

Review

Original Magnum Highland Cream Liquor with Dan

iscotch 16 February 1 Comment

2 minutes

This interestingly bottled novelty showed up just in time for the Holidays and seems to have disappeared pretty quickly afterwards. Magnum Scotch Cream Liquor – imagine Bailey’s but not gross. I know everyone loves Bailey’s […]

Review

All The Spiceboxes with Mum & Dan

iscotch 22 December No Comments

3 minutes

Spicebox spiced whisky – “real prohibition rye whisky” marked “spices” to help smuggling. There’s a great story on their website that seems to have zero relationship with this product other than them calling it “real […]

Review

Premix Party – Barchef & Founder’s Original

iscotch 29 September 1 Comment

3 minutes

This one’s going to be a little messy. Steph, Dan & I reviewed the Founder’s Original – Dan discovered he does not like Old Fashioneds and bowed out of the Barchef review – fair dinkum. […]

Review

Weller Special Reserve Wheated Bourbon with Dan

iscotch 24 June 2 Comments

2 minutes

A new budget bourbon appeared on the shelf at the LCBO and we had to try it. Weller Special Reserve, The Original Wheated Bourbon. Despite being “wheated” (which sounds like a Saskatchewan hazing ritual), this […]

Reviews with Dan

Christmas Day BattleScotch! Forty Creek Cream Liquor v Baileys Original Irish Cream with Sarah, Goran, Dan, Ryan & Robin

iscotch 25 December 2 Comments

3 minutes

Christmas Day Battlescotch! As if today weren’t awesome/stressful enough, let’s throw in some more conflict and alcohol! At least this way you’ll know which of these to use to smooth out your coffee and your […]

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Innis & Gunn Strong Beer Collection 2013

iscotch 15 November 4 Comments

1 minute

Dudes and dudettes, it’s that time of year again! NO NOT THAT TIME IT’S STILL NOVEMBER. ffs. It’s the new Innis & Gunn Collection time! Head’s up, I can’t give you the LCBO link because […]

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ScotchParty Review #1 – The GlenDronach 12y Original with Dan, Ryan, Goran, Bowick, Ashley & Jared

iscotch 12 September 3 Comments

2 minutes

So, we had a little get-together. Everyone brought a bottle. We did our level best to properly review all of them. Seriously, we really really tried. A part of the BenRiach brand, GlenDronach is one […]

Review

Jim Beam Original Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Ryan & Goran

iscotch 21 July 3 Comments

2 minutes

Sometimes there isn’t much to say about a bourbon. Allegedly Jim Beam is the world’s best selling bourbon, oops, sorry, “Number 1” bourbon. “Best selling” is something that could be backed up by data. Whereas […]

Review

Innis & Gunn Original in a can

iscotch 2 June 2 Comments

2 minutes

Let’s call this a PSA. Loyal readers will know I’m a big fan of most of Innis & Gunn’s cask-aged beer. I think they were the first non-whisk(e)y thing I posted about on the site, […]

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Finally! The Innis & Gunn 6 Pack

iscotch 11 May 1 Comment

1 minute

File this under “about goddamned time” – Innis & Gunn finally realized that a bag of bottles is not a classy way to take their product home and have put out a 6 pack. Only […]

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