Whisky Musings – Balvenie 12 DoubleWood Review

The Balvenie 12 DoubleWood – A stalwart of speyside, but is it worth its ever increasing price?

Last of the 12 Year Blends – Johnnie Walker Black Review

Time to wrap up our series on 12 year old scotch blends, and we’re doing it with a bang, talking about the ubiquitous Johnnie Walker Black Label!

12 Year Old Blends Part 3 – Syndicate 58/6

Part 3 of the 4 part review of 12 year old blended scotches. This time: Syndicate 58/6. The name’s unique, but how does the whisky fare?

More 12 Year Old Blends – Duncan Taylor Black Bull Review

Part 2 of my 12 year old blends series: a Black Bull 12 review!

Whisky Musings – Duncan Taylor 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Review

Part 1 of my 4 part review/comparison series of 12 Year Old blends! Duncan Taylor 12 is certainly affordable, but is it any good?

Whiskies I’ll Never Own #3 – Highland Park 21

Here we go again with another expensive but (possibly) delicious whiskey: HP21!

Whisky Musings – Deanston 10 PX finish review

Deanston 10 PX Finish – 57.5% ABV – $79.95 (LCBO) Ok, I’ll up be up front with this one… It’s probably not going to be to everyone’s taste, but it’s definitely in the wheelhouse of my palate. It’s a BIG sherry influence, and if you don’t like that or you don’t like sweeter whiskies, this […]

Whiskies I’ll Never Own: Johnny Walker Blue Ghost & Rare

I can be critical (while fair) of the LCBO for a lot of their practices, but I do have to give them kudos for the tasting bars they’ve opened at some locations. Not only is it a great way to taste bottles before committing to a full purchase, it’s a great way to sample, for […]

Whisky Musings – Tamdhu 10 Review

Wow, it’s been a while, but we’re back! It’s a new year and whole new laundry list of whiskies to try! First on the list: Tamdhu 10 Year Old! (43% ABV) I made the epic mistake of recording this review a little while back and subsequently losing my tasting notes/scoring. So, sadly no written summary […]

Whisky Musings – Benromach Sassicaia Wood Finish Review

Benromach Sassicaia Wood Finish (Speyside) – 45% ABV – $100.15 (LCBO) This is one that both intrigued and kind of scared me a bit. Intrigued me because I just really love Benromach’s stuff in general, but scared me because I haven’t cared for the scotches I’ve had in the past that tried to marry any […]