Review #246 - Whistlepig 10 Year Small Batch Rye
While Whistlepig is based in Vermont, the whisky that they source comes from other locations - Alberta, Canada, for this 10 year blended small batch rye.
Review #245 - Old Pulteney 21 Year
Far up the Eastern coast of the Northern Scottish highlands, you can find Pulteney distillery residing in the town of Wick.
Review #244 - Colkegan Cask Strength Single Malt
The distillery is located in the desert, where temperatures can be extreme; they utilize climate-controlled warehouses to maintain consistency in the product.
Review #243 - Baker's 7 Year Single Barrel
Named for Baker Beam (one of the Beam family members), bourbon for the Baker’s brand is distilled at the Clermont facility
Review #242 - Yamazaki 12 Year
This spends time aging in American, Spanish, and Japanese oak.
Review #241 - Master of Malt Cambus 30 Year (1991 Vintage)
Cambus, a closed distillery, created grain spirit up until 1993, so this bottling contains spirit from the last couple of years of production.
Review #240 - Kilkerran 16 Year
Glengyle gives us the quality specs: 46% ABV for the strength, and there's no artificial coloring or chill filtration used.
Review #239 - SMWS 7.267 'Nomad's Tent Vibe' - Longmorn 12 Year
Considering that strength after 12 years of evaporation, this may be a barrel that was filled at still strength.
Review #238 - Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C923
The first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof with an age higher than the older 12 year standard.
Review #237 - Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B523
Batch B523, the second batch from 2023, bottled in May, was aged for 11 years and 5 months before bottling.
Review #236 - Bowmore 12 Year
Bowmore was established in 1779, so we're approaching the brand's 250th anniversary.
Review #235 - Benromach 2010 Organic 5 Year
Organic production - quite an intensive process, as it adds more restrictive requirements to every part of the whisky-making process.
Review #234 - Redbreast 12 Year Re-Review
We're revisiting the whisky that introduced us to the higher quality side of Irish whisky, specifically of the single pot still variety.
Review #233 - Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2022)
This single malt from Kilchoman goes all in with heavy peat and sherry maturation.
Review #232 - Found North Batch 008
Found North uses a specific component of each of their blends as the central structure - it will often have a strong impact on the flavor profile of the final product.
Review #231 - Found North Batch 007
It comes in at a blistering cask strength of 65.9% ABV (131.8 proof), and it's fully unadulterated, not subject to any chill filtration.
Review #230 - Compass Box No Name No. 3
This special release from Compass Box, bottled in 2021, is the third in the series of 'No Name' blended malts.
Review #229 - Glenmorangie 12 Year 'The Lasanta'
After spending 10 years aging in ex-bourbon casks, Glenmorangie then transfers this spirit to casks that previously held Oloroso sherry.
Review #228 - AnCnoc 12 Year
The name Knockdhu, like many Scotch distillery names, comes from Gaelic - it means 'Black Hill.’
Review #227 - Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Casks Clynelish 10 Year
Diageo has reduced the amount of the distillate from Clynelish that's available to independent bottlers in recent years.