whiskey

Balvenie distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, owned by William Grant & Sons. One week a year Balvenie turns their production to making a limited run peated whisky. According to Balvenie’s website, this practice started after distillery manager Ian Millar visited Islay. He ordered...

From Master of Malt:...

Elements of Islay was launched by Speciality Drinks Ltd, now Elixir Distillers. Their Cask Edit release is a blend of single malt from an unspecified south coast Islay distillery along with a fruitier style from an unspecified distillery on the north coast. It is a naturally colored non-age statement whisky that’s been aged in...

Kyrö Distillery is a Finnish distillery that makes rye whisky and gin. The company was started in 2012, allegedly during a discussion in a Sauna. The founders appear to have kept a sense of humor as core to their identity, and their site (which is somewhat NSFW) has some pretty fun accounts of the company history, including a...

Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt is an Irish whiskey from Teeling Whiskey. Triple distilled and then matured in a combination of ⅔ ex-bourbon and ⅓ ex-sauternes white wine casks. It is bottled at 46% ABV without chill filtration. There’s no mention of whether they use colors on Teeling’s site, but it is quite light...

#Sample 2...

Today is the first day for my advent calendar. I figured I’d try and write a review for each one (although I can’t promise to publish them daily). I did cheat a bit and look at the list of what should be included, but there’s a possibility that some substitutions will be made. That being said, almost all of these will...

I am a noob when it comes to scotch, but this was quite tasty, so I picked up a bottle. It turns out that I like smokey scotch, and this one has a bit of sweetness as well.

Late last year, a hidden trove of whisky was discovered in a cellar room deep within a 13th century Scottish castle. The liquid was subsequently tested and determined to have been distilled back in 1833, making it the oldest known scotch in existence. Now two dozen bottles of it are going under the hammer in a November auction.

My wife got me this for the upcoming holiday season. Waiting until December is going to be hard! A bunch of stuff in here that I’ve never tasted before, including a couple (hopefully; actual contents could vary depending on availability/supply) that have been at the top of my “must try” list: Kilchoman Loch Gorm and Ledaig...

Has anyone had issues with Lagavulin having inconsistent quality? Some bottles of the 16yo are great, and also have quite a strong peaty flavor. Other bottles have almost no smoke, and in general just taste “okay”. It’s not just about the smoke. The whisky itself is inconsistent. All bottles I tried are freshly opened. I...

The first entry in Ardbeg’s new cash grab Anthology series, The Harpy’s Tale has been matured for 13 years in rare Sauternes wine casks and married with classic Ardbeg ex-bourbon. As per Ardbeg standard, it is not chill-filtered, and no color is added. It is bottled at 46% ABV....

While perusing my local liquor store over Labor Day weekend, I found something I simply couldn’t resist. Art of the Spirits is a small distillery out of Colorado Springs with a few interesting selling points. Most obviously, the artwork - each bottle has a label based on an oil painting by Danial James or David Uhl, two...

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5251742...

Ardbeg’s Wee Beastie is a n Islay single malt whisky aged a minimum of 5 years in a combination of ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. It is the youngest whisky regularly sold by Ardbeg, and I believe is also generally the cheapest. As to be expected from Ardbeg, it is not chill-filtered, and has no artificial coloring added....

First, an overly-long introduction! Please feel free to skip down to “Octomore 13.2: the actual review part” if you just want to know what I think; otherwise, you’re in for an in-depth description of why I think whisky reviews are mostly crap. You’ve been warned!...

Anyone have some suggestions? Ledaig is on my wishlist already (if I can ever get my hands on some). What have you tried?...

Distiller: Laphroaig...

Real steal at only $1,999.99, they also have other limited releases for you true Blanton's hounds. Still only 93 proof, though.

Distillery: Compass Box...

Any hikers, climbers, or wanderers here? Where's the most exotic place you've had a glass of whiskey?