Review #48 - ASW Tire Fire Cask Strength
The cask strength bottling of ASW’s ‘Tire Fire,’ made using 45ppm peated barley from Scotland.
Review #47 - Westland Peated American Single Malt
Westland's Peated single malt - this will be smoky, but according to the distillery, the amount of peated malt in the mashbill is actually outweighed by unpeated malt, most of it grown in or around Washington state.
Review #46 - Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt
From the Miyagikyo distillery, and bottled under the Nikka umbrella, this bottle of single malt is supposedly made of a mix of unpeated and lightly peated malt.
Review #45 - Redbreast 12 Year
One of the best known quality Irish whiskies, Redbreast has been winning awards and gaining popularity over the past several years.
Review #44 - Compass Box The Peat Monster
The Peat Monster by Compass box - it's a blend of Caol Ila and Laphroaig, two of the most well know heavily peated Islay distilleries.
Review #43 - The Double Peat
The Double Peat, a blend of two undisclosed single malts, one from Speyside, and one from Islay. Both parts are peated, so we can expect plenty of smoke here.
Review #42 - For Peat's Sake
Crafted by Angus Dundee distillers, this blended malt could present some good value.
Review #41 - Laphroaig Lore
A non-age stated release, this one is supposedly a mixture of several ages and cask types: from 7 to 21 years old, and including barrels, butts, and quarter casks, as well as ex-bourbon and ex-sherry styles of cask preparation.
Review #40 - Laphroaig Cairdeas Port & Wine Casks
This Cairdeas release uses the fortified Ruby Port wine, as well as some other undisclosed "wine" casks.
Review #39 - Laphroaig 10 Year Sherry Oak Finish
Laphroaig's usual brine, ashy peat, and medicinal notes will add their own twist to the ex-sherry or ex-wine cask whisky formula.
Review #38 - Whistlepig 12 Year Old World Rye
This is Whistlepig's Old World Rye, which mixes the traditional new oak barrel maturation with a combination of Madeira, Sauternes, and Port casks.
Review #37 - Barrell Seagrass
A blend of Canadian and American rye whiskies - this has also been in Martinique rum casks, Madeira casks, and finally apricot brandy casks
Review #36 - Minor Case Straight Rye
Minor Case Straight Rye, hailing from Limestone Branch Distillery in central Kentucky, is finished in sherry casks.
Review #35 - Ardbeg Uigeadail
Uigeadail is said to be the favorite whisky of the 120,000+ strong Ardbeg committee.
Review #34 - Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Named for a whirlpool near the Isle of Islay, this hefty bottle comes in at a 'cask strength' of 57.1%, so it should be packing plenty of flavor and smoke.
Review #33 - Ardbeg An Oa
The first of three NAS Ardbegs we’ll look at - An Oa is named for the Mull of Oa, a rocky peninsula on the Isle of Islay.
Review #32 - Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select
The baby brother of Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof, this Tennessee whisky still comes in at 47% ABV.
Review #31 - Macallan 15 Year Double Cask
This is the first Macallan with a serious price jump above the entry level offerings - is it worth the extra money?
Review #30 - Glenlivet 18 Year
One of Glenlivet’s more premium offerings - but it’s still presented with a lower strength and likely chill filtration.
Review #29 - Bruichladdich Octomore 13.3
The Islay Barley Octomore from 2022 - lots of character, lots of flavors to dissect.