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Old Scotch+Low ABV = Delicious: Glenburgie 1954 30

People wax poetic about old scotch (me included) and say the modern stuff is not the same. Now, I think modern scotch still has some...

Auchentoshan PX vs Oloroso

Auchentoshan is a Lowland whisky and frankly doesn't get much love from connoisseurs. There are, however, some very good hogshead casks...

White Bowmore Vs Sherriff's NAS

I often hear from collector's and whisky enthusiasts that 1960's Bowmore is THE whisky to drink, and Black Bowmore is usually on...

single cask battle: Miyagikyo vs Chichibu vs Hakushu

For full disclosure, I personally enjoy Hakushu over Yamazaki and Miyagikyo over Yoichi, and both over Chichibu 😇 The TLDR: Hakushu...

Yamazaki 1984 x Taketsuru 35

A few weeks back I decided to open up two of my more special bottles - Yamazaki 1984 and Taketsuru 35. Both are well regarded, highly...

Hanyu 20 (Edition 2)

Older Hanyu whisky in this type of bottle (ala Card Series) usually = quality. But they also = danger because they are some of the most...

Mars Komagatake 1987 Salon de Shimaji X Shinanoya

Mars is probably the most underrated and complicated distillery in Japan. While they are starting to get more attention, and the prices...

Hanyu 2000 - SMWS 131.2

Magic Carpet in a Sweetie Shop Hanyu is one of the those lost legends. Loads of people more eloquent than me have written about its rise...

Karuizawa 1981/2013 Cask 6056

The Best Karuizawa Ever? Karuizawa needs no introduction - for those that have tasted it, it is liquid legend. For those that collect it,...

Old Scotch+Low ABV = Delicious: Glenburgie 1954 30

Auchentoshan PX vs Oloroso

White Bowmore Vs Sherriff's NAS