Review #801 - Brave New Spirits Dailuaine 13 Year Single Cask
While much of the Cask Masters line from Brave New Spirits focuses on sherry maturation, this Dailuaine keeps things straightforward with an ex-bourbon cask.
Review #800 - Dallas Dhu (Gordon & Macphail) 12 Year
Dallas Dhu ceased production back in 1983, and it's been dormant, living as a museum, for the last 40 or so years.
Review #799 - Augusta Distillery Old Route 8 Single Barrel Bourbon
Augusta have sourced distillate from a number of other distilleries - Heaven Hill, Barton 1792, BuffTurkey, and more.
Review #798 - Redbreast Missouri Oak Edition
Redbreast's 'Missouri Oak' Edition is an exclusive release for the American market.
Review #797 - New Riff High Note 6 Year Wheat Whiskey (Confluence Project Vol. 1)
New Riff's 2025 release is also the first in their new Confluence Project, a multi-year collaboration they're doing with Chattanooga Whiskey in Tennessee.
Review #796 - Springbank 5 Year 114 Proof
In 2025, in order to make their malt more accessible, Springbank introduced a '100 Proof' bottling with a feisty 5 year age statement.
Review #795 - Weller Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Jackpot'
The mashbill and lower entry proof have the potential to combine to create a softer, sweeter bourbon profile.
Review #794 - Ardnahoe 5 Year Inaugural Release
As the newest distillery on the 'whisky island,' there's quite a bit of hype to live up to - let's see how Ardnahoe handled it.
Review #793 - SMWS 89.17 'Keep Nosing' - Tomintoul 9 Year
Tomintoul, owned by Angus Dundee since 2000, was built in the wave of new distilleries during the 1960s.
Review #792 - SMWS 35.399 'Choose Your Own Adventure' - Glen Moray 18 Year
Glen Moray is one of the distilleries that the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has bottled the most.
Review #791 - Glenfiddich 15 Year 'Our Solera Fifteen'
Glenfiddich's 'Our Solera Fifteen' is a rebrand of the product previously called 'Unique Solera Reserve.'
Review #790 - Godawan Series 01 'Rich and Rounded' Indian Single Malt
Alwar distillery, based is Rajasthan, is owned by Diageo; they produce a single malt sold under the brand Godawan.
Review #789 - Glenlivet 15 Year French Oak Reserve
This 15 year version, also called the French Oak Reserve, is differentiated by the fact that a portion of the whisky in each batch is finished in French Limousin oak casks.
Review #788 - Johnny Drum Private Stock
This brand goes back to the 1960s, and the current owners have kept a 'retro' look for the label and bottle to show that heritage.
Review #787 - SMWS 66.198 'Serene Sunset Satisfaction' - Ardmore 23 Year
The bulk of the maturation for this cask took place in an ex-bourbon hogshead; however, for the last 2 years, SMWS moved this spirit into a refill French oak barrique.
Review #786 - SMWS 66.228 'Damp Blue Peat Smoke' - Ardmore 9 Year
At that ripe young age of 9 years, this whisky still sat at an impressive strength of 62.2% ABV at bottling time.
Review #785 - SMWS 64.154 'We're All Going on a Summer Holiday' - Mannochmore 16 Year
This distillery was built in the early 1970s with efficiency in mind, in contrast to its older sister distillery Glenlossie.
Review #784 - McCarthy's 3 Year Oregon Single Malt
Most or all of the single malts made for Clear Creek's 'McCarthy's' brand spend some time aging in Garryana oak, or Oregon oak.
Review #783 - Ballechin 10 Year
While Edradour distillery may be more well-known for their unpeated whisky, which is full of character in its own right, they also produce a line of peated whisky under the brand name 'Ballechin.'
Review #782 - Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon (Rick 9, Barrel 1769)
Blanton's is a single barrel bourbon brand from Buffalo Trace which uses their 'mashbill #1' - that's their high-rye mashbill.