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Laphroaig Dinner
My critique of Montreal’s whisky bars is a project that’s been on the back burner for longer than I care to admit. I’d occasionally travel north, drink a bunch of whisky, take notes and then fail to...
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Bruichladdich, The Laddie Ten
stats: single malt Scotch, Islay, 10 years old, 46%, $60In the spring of 2012 Remy Cointreau made an offer for the Bruichladdich distillery that its Board couldn’t refuse. Mark Reynier, the London wine...
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Ardbeg, Uigeadail vs. Corryvreckan
stats:Uigeadail: single malt Scotch, Islay, 54.2%, $80Corryvreckan: single malt Scotch, Islay, 57.1%, $75I recently compared Ardbeg’s flagship 10 year old to their moderately peated, limited edition...
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Bruichladdich, Islay Barley, 2007 Rockside Farm
stats: single malt Scotch, Islay, 6 years old, 50%, $65When a distillery finds itself under new ownership, it’s not uncommon for some changes to occur regarding the methods of production. Whether these...
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The whisky bars of Montreal, part un
Finally, here it is; my long overdue, much ballyhooed review of Montreal’s whisky bars. I’ve lived with two hours of Quebec’s largest city for nearly 20 years and I’ve been an occasional visitor there...
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The whisky bars of Montreal, part deux
Part two of my Montreal whisky bar review will cover what I consider to be the second tier of these establishments. If you search around online trying to find such places, pretty much all of the...
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The whisky bars of Montreal, part trois
The first post in my series covering the whisky bars of Montreal explored the “big three” on the city’s whisky scene and the next post continued with the city’s second tier of whisky dispensaries. This...
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The Glenrothes, Vintage 1991 vs. Gordon & MacPhail 8 year
stats:Vintage 1991: single malt Scotch, Speyside, bottled 2006, 43%, $80Gordon & MacPhail: single malt Scotch, Speyside, 8 years old, 43%, $35The Glenrothes distillery, located in the heart of...
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Glenrothes, Select Reserve vs. Sherry Cask Reserves
stats:Select Reserve: single malt Scotch, Speyside, 40%, $47Sherry Cask Reserve: single malt Scotch, Speyside, 40%, $60I often go into liquor stores with no intention of buying anything. Sometimes I...
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Glen Elgin, 16 year
stats: single malt Scotch, Speyside, 58.5%, $110While I was exploring the whisky bars of Montreal earlier this year and making tasting notes for what would eventually become a three part series of...
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I'll be hosting a Scotch tasting at Doc Ponds restaurant in Stowe, Vermont, on Sunday, November 22nd at 6:00 PM. The $40 price includes food, five single malts and me talking for two hours. I'll be...
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Kilchoman Tasting
In light of the loss of Port Ellen (1983) and the near losses of Ardbeg (mothballed 1981-1989) and Bruichladdich (mothballed 1993-2001), it was a pretty big deal when Kilchoman opened in December of...
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Jim Beam Rye, Yellow label vs. Green label
stats:Jim Beam Rye, yellow label: Straight Rye Whiskey, 40%, $19Jim Beam Rye, green label: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey 45%, $21The lineup of whiskeys offered by the Jim Beam distillery has been...
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Old Overholt Rye, 3 year vs. 4 year
stats: straight rye whiskey, 3 years old, 40%, $16 (2015 price)straight rye whiskey, 4 years old, 40%, $16 (2011 price)My last post looked at the recent revamping of the long-bottled Jim Beam Rye. This...
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Ardbeg Perpetuum vs. 2015 Laphroaig Cairdeas
stats:Perpetuum: single malt Scotch, Islay, 47.4%, $1002015 Cairdeas: single malt Scotch, Islay, 51.5%, $75A 200 year anniversary is a big deal, especially when you’re talking about the survival of a...
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Tullibardine, Gordon & MacPhail 13 year
stats: single malt Scotch, Highlands, 46%, $70My whisky purchases usually involve much planning and forethought, but every once in a while I do pick up a bottle on a whim. This is one such case. After...
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Cragganmore 12 year vs. Craigellachie 13 year
stats:Cragganmore, single malt Scotch, Speyside, 12 years old, 40%, $59Craigellachie, single malt Scotch, Speyside, 13 years old, 46%, $55Cragganmore and Craigellachie were both established in the late...
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Ardbeg, Airigh Nam Beist
stats: single malt Scotch, Islay, distilled 1990, bottled 2008, 46%, $90I occasionally have grandiose ideas about stringing together multiple blog posts in order to make thought provoking connections...
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Bunnahabhain Roundup
Regular readers of this blog may recall my travels to Florida to host Scotch dinners in 2013 and 2014. Those who are especially observant may have also noticed that the event was absent from my...
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Oban, Little Bay
stats: single malt Scotch, Highlands, 43%, $75Back at the end of 2014 I had the opportunity to try Oban’s newest expression, the non-age-stated Little Bay – Small Casks, while attending a fairly...
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