Review #341 - Bruichladdich 18 Year
At last, we get a Bruichladdich with a good age statement, which was distilled after the revitalization of the distillery in the early 2000s.
Review #340 - Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2020)
The distillation vintages are 2007, 2009, 2009, and 2011; that means that the spirit in the bottle probably ranges from 8 to 13 years old.
Review #339 - Glengoyne 15 Year PX Cask Edition
Glengoyne's 15 year old PX Cask Edition is a travel retail exclusive.
Review #338 - Amrut Aatma Swedish Oak Single Cask
This spirit was made using six-row barley, which is a more common practice in India for malt whisky.
Review #337 - SMWS 85.70 'A Spaniard In Here Lurks' - Glen Elgin 15 Year
Glen Elgin - quite challenging to find in OB form, though it is a key component of the White Horse blend.
Review #336 - Rebel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
A blog post by Lux Row reveals that this bourbon is made using a mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley.
Review #335 - Rosebank 21 Year 1992
This bottle was part of Diageo's annual special releases back in 2014; it was distilled in 1992, and came with a 21 year age statement.
Review #334 - SMWS 100.40 'Well Red' - Strathmill 10 Year
After maturing for 7 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, this was transferred to a first fill d'Arenberg Australian Shiraz barrique.
Review #333 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'John Dillinger'
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, John Dillinger was a gangster and bank robber, active during the Great Depression.
Review #332 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Arson'
This selection was given the name 'Arson,' probably due to its strength: 68.2% ABV, or 136.4 proof.
Review #331 - Elements of Islay Ln2 - Bruichladdich 13 Year
Ln2 is a semi-cryptic reference to the Lochindaal coast, where Bruichladdich is located.
Review #330 - Bruichladdich 26 Year Black Art 08.1
The 8th edition of Bruichladdich's famous 'Black Art' series - this one boasts an age statement of 26 years.
Review #329 - Glenfarclas 17 Year
The Speyside distillery is known for its use of sherry casks for whisky maturation.
Review #328 - Peerless Single Barrel Rye 'Mixed Berry Tart'
It comes with a barrel proof strength of 59.7% ABV (119.4 proof), which is relatively high for the distillery.
Review #327 - Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD/05.23
A 2023 edition of Ardnamurchan's Cask Strength - with follows on the success and plaudits of the 2022 batches.
Review #326 - Hard Truth High Road Rye
Hard Truth created this 93 proof High Road Rye as an easy-drinking alternative to their typical barrel proof rye varieties.
Review #325 - Lochlea Our Barley
After spending nearly 30 years at Laphroaig, including a long stint as master distiller/distillery manager, John Campbell left Islay for the southern region of Scotland, where he is building Lochlea's range of whiskies.
Review #324 - Highland Park 13 Year Single Cask - Bourbon World Pick
This selection by Bourbon World is a 13 year Highland Park, which was fully matured in a first fill European oak sherry butt.
Review #323 - 18th Street Distillery Straight Wheated Bourbon Private Barrel
18th Street Distillery was the first distillery started in Hammond, Indiana after prohibition times.
Review #322 - Glenmorangie A Tale of Tokyo
They chose a more complex cask regimen: a triple selection of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and that Mizunara oak.