Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/30/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/30/26

Review #834 - Springbank 10 Year (2023)

Generally, batches of Springbank's 10 Year are a mixture of ex-bourbon maturation and ex-sherry maturation.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/29/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/29/26

Review #833 - SMWS 51.21 'Delightful Intervention' - Bushmills 19 Year

Bushmills, or Distillery 51 as it's known in the Society, has been the source for relatively few bottlings for SMWS.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/28/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/28/26

Review #832 - SMWS 29.288 'Elegant Extravagance' - Laphroaig 27 Year

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottled this single malt at cask strength at the end of that maturation; 55.8%, to be exact.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/27/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/27/26

Review #831 - SMWS 29.278 'Savory Peat Smoke' - Laphroaig 26 Year

Despite the long maturation, the Society suggests that this is still a "lively" tasting experience.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/26/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/26/26

Review #830 - SMWS 29.285 'Fabulous Fusion' - Laphroaig 23 Year

One of our favorite peated brands to taste at 20+ years old is Laphroaig: the medicinal, heavily peated distillate sometimes takes on a more subtle yet rich character.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/25/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/25/26

Review #829 - Virginia Distillery Port Cask Single Barrel - Scotch 4 Dummies Pick

This Scotch 4 Dummies single cask spent about 5 years maturing in an ex-bourbon barrel; after that, another 1 to 2 years was spent in that Port wine cask.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/24/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/24/26

Review #828 - Blanton's Gold Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Pity the Fool'

Adorned with a reflective gold horse topper, this bottle is clearly meant to be eye candy.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/22/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/22/26

Review #827 - Glenturret 15 Year (2022)

Most of our past experience with Glenturret is actually with their peated whiskies, and this remains the only unpeated version that we've tried.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/21/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/21/26

Review #826 - SMWS 16.60 'Entering Uncharted Paths' - Glenturret 10 Year

This single cask was made with Glenturret’s peated distillate, or 'Ruadh Mhor.'

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/20/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/20/26

Review #825 - SMWS 16.50 'Tar in the Night' - Glenturret 6 Year

This is one of the youngest whiskies that we've tried from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/19/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/19/26

Review #824 - SMWS 16.97 'Smoky Hanky Panky' - Glenturret 13 Year

Peated distillate from Glenturret, often called Ruadh Mhor, isn't always easy to find, but there are some independent bottlers that sell it.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/17/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/17/26

Review #823 - McCarthy's 6 Year Rum Cask Single Cask - The Whiskey Lodge Pick

This is an unusual McCarthy's bottling in that it was fully matured in that rum cask.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/15/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/15/26

Review #822 - SMWS 48.136 'Two Aspects of the Same' - Balmenach 17 Year

Even among independent bottlers, it isn't common to see whisky from the distillery Balmenach.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/13/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/13/26

Review #821 - New Riff 6 Year Malted Rye Sherry Finish (2025)

This is the third iteration of New Riff's sherry-finished malted rye whisky.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/26

Review #820 - SMWS 10.274 'Life's a Riot' - Bunnahabhain 10 Year

Bunnahabhain is a distillery that's more famous for its unpeated expressions, but these days, a sizeable portion of their production actually goes into peated products.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/26 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/26

Review #819 - SMWS 8.48 'Flamenco Dancer's Union Break' - Tamdhu 9 Year

Tamdhu is another distillery that is synonymous with sherry cask aging; in that vein, this single cask from SMWS was fully matured in a first fill PX sherry butt.