Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2019 with Dan
Realllllllly fucked up the calendar with that 6 months off, but also, I think this one had sat in the hopper until the hops denatured or other bad sounding science […]
Kurayoshi Distillery’s The Matsui Single Malt Mizunara Cask Japanese Whisky
Ending a six month drought with a dram to slake your thirst. From the Kurayoshi distillery in Tottori prefecture by way of a wonderful birthday present comes The Matsui […]
Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve with Steve
Thanks to Covid, the old hopper is starting to empty a bit. This review is of a bottle from last Christmas’ staff exchange, finally seeing the light of day. No […]
Advent The Last! Glenburgie, Strathmill & Benriach
In the name of getting shit over with, here’s the final three days of last year’s Those Whisky Brothers Non-Denominational Advent Or Other Holiday Countdown Calendar or whatever the hell […]
Innis & Gunn Rye Whiskey Cask Ruby Scotch Ale with Dad
There’s always an Innis & Gunn in the hopper. Always. There’s still at least one after this, and we’re heading into their holiday try-shit-oramathon season, so I would assume there […]
Dewar’s 18y Blended Scotch Whisky with Dan & Goran
The third and last bottle out of the pack, Dewar’s 18y. Again it appears to be the same mashbill, just aged longer, so I won’t belabour the review with a […]
Updated! Nirasaki Blended Japanese Whisky with Dan & Goran
UPDATE!! 2020-09-17 ** We got a reader complaint that this is not a Suntory but a product of San Foods. Which explains why I couldn’t find any links for […]
Founder’s Original Thai Pomelo Rye & Ginger with Dan & Steve
We’ve raved about Founder’s products in the past, and we’re raving about this one too: Founder’s Original Thai Pomelo Rye & Ginger. A quick review of another fresh & refreshing […]
Old Forester 1920 Straight From Kentucky Bourbon with Dan, Steve and Matt
Last summer was the polar opposite of this summer. We were adventuring. We were driving and traveling and going to concerts and eating out and having whiskies journeys all over […]
Innis & Gunn Latitude & Longitude 002 Higher Ground Highland Cask Ale with Dan & Goran
Another iterative Innis & Gunn. Apparently we waited too long to post this review, the bottle no longer exists on their website. The second of the Longitude & Latitude series, […]
Royal Challenge Indian/Scottish Whisky Blend with Dan
Royal Challenge, and bud it’s a challenge. A challenge to sniff, a challenge to drink and a challenge to understand how it even happened in the first place. Well, culturally, […]
St George Terroir Gin with Mum & Brenna
Two weeks ago we had St George Single Malt California Whiskey, and now we’re following up with their Terroir Gin. Mildly disappointing as I thought this was Terror Gin at […]
Hard Way Cider Company with Dan
Hard Way Cider Company, located halfway between Kingston & Napanee, up the road from McKinnon Brothers Brewing Company (who we’ll have to check out soon). I had seen these guys […]
St George Spirits Single Malt California Whiskey in Boston
Oh America. You are in a world of shit these days. Covid, police brutality, protests, that guy you elected, that website he likes, that website he hates, and we’re heading […]
Aberlour 12y with Dan & Goran
Aberlour 12y. We’re gaining familiarity with this distiller, having tried the 10y and the 6y from the Advent calendar. We even pitted one against a McClelland’s way back in the […]
Founder’s Original Seville Orange Bourbon Sour with Dan & Steve
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 […]
Penderyn Merlyn Welsh Cream Liqueur
It’s been suggested by my political advisors that we cool it with the Advent articles for a bit. Doling out reviews for bottles you can’t actually buy every other week […]
Nunavut Brewing Company Floe Edge ᓯᓇᖕᒐ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᑦ ᕕᐊ Northern Lights Lager
Thinking northern thoughts today, so here’s the last of the Nunavut Brewing Company reviews in the hopper: Floe Edge ᓯᓇᖕᒐ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᑦ ᕕᐊ Northern Lights Lager. Like all the NuBrew offerings […]
Advent 07! Auchroisk 12y Batch 7
Advent mini bottle number seven! It’s the unpronounceable Auchroisk, and if you make that noise in the grocery store now, you’ll be asked to leave. #CovidJokes Who are <Scottish barfing […]
Innis & Gunn Blood Red Sky Red Beer
Here is a, well, to be perfectly honest, here is a very stale review. Almost a year since it went in the hopper. Apologies – there was just always something […]
Advent 05: Aberlour 6y Batch 8 with Dan
The fifth of advent, a 40 full of cheer. Corona got you trapped inside, why not drink a whole box of whisky. What could possibly go wrong? Aberlour is a […]
Collective Arts Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter Art Print 2019 with Dan
This year’s Collective Arts print tube is a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter, something a little different. The print is a bird motif from Kait Cooper, check out her stuff and […]
Advent 04: Dufftown 10y Batch 4 with Dan
Advent Number Four! Dufftown, home of Duff Breweries, offers a 10y whisky. I’ve never had a Dufftown before because I didn’t think it was real. It sounds like a fake […]
Collective Arts Artisanal Dry Gin with Brenna & Gill
Another craft gin on our whisky blog – whatever. We’re gonna drink whatever we… chose to afford to drink. Collective Arts Artisanal Dry Gin. As much as we wish Collective […]
