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  • Hybrid Whisk(e)y

     Aug 3, 2017  
    About the Distillery Twenty Third Street Distillery is the new incarnation of a century-old landmark at Twenty Third Street

  • Lagavulin 16 Year Old

     Aug 10, 2017  
    About the Distillery Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Lagavulin on the island of Islay

  • Hazelburn 10 Year Old

     Mar 31, 2017  
    About the distillery Hazelburn Distillery was a distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925

  • Aberlour A'bunadh

     Jul 23, 2015  scotch, cask strength
    A'bunadh is a cask-strength single malt whisky from the Aberlour Distillery in Scotland. Though it has no age

  • Bruichladdich Octomore 6.1 Scotch Whisky

     Jun 18, 2015  scotch, peated, islay
    Magnificently muscular. Most heavily peated malts are so dry and phenolic there is little else to spark the senses, not

  • Kilchoman Sanaig

     Oct 5, 2017  
    About the Distillery The Kilchoman distillery (pronounced Kil-ho-man) is a distillery that produces single malt Scotch whisky on

  • Glenmorangie Tùsail Private Edition (2015)

     Aug 24, 2017  
    From the Distiller The 6th release from Glenmorangie's award-winning Private Edition, Tùsail is the product of a carefully

  • About us

     Jun 20, 2016  
    Whiskey Nerds... who are we? We set some simple rules around price and a roster system to deliver the weekly

  • Westward American Single Malt

     Nov 9, 2017  
    About the Distiller House Spirits Distillery is an American craft distiller based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in Corvallis

  • Royal Salute 21 Years Old

     Oct 15, 2015  royal salute, 21 years
    Royal Salute is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers (owned by Pernod Ricard), founded in 1801 in

  • Glenfarclas Single Malt 21 Years

     Aug 27, 2015  glenfarclas, 21 years, single malt
    This single malt Whisky is the result of over 170 years of tradition and experience. Sweet malt and smoky peat

  • Glenfiddich 15 Year - Unique Solera Reserve

     Sep 15, 2016  
    Our Solera Vat is a single malt innovation that marries whiskies matured in sherry, bourbon and new oak casks. Always

  • Michel Couvreur Overaged Malt Whisky

     Aug 18, 2017  
    About the Distiller Michel Couvreur was a Belgian producer-trader who produced wine in Burgundy from 1951 to 1978. He

  • Ballantine's 17 Year Old

     Oct 8, 2015  ballantines, 17 years
    The longer maturation of Ballantine's 17 Year Old gives an extra depth of flavour and character to the blend

  • The Glenrothes 1988 (bottled 2014)

     Dec 10, 2015  scotch
    Glenrothes 1988 (bottled 2014) is described as: A 1988 vintage single malt Scotch whisky from the Glenrothes distillery in Speyside

  • Starward Wine Cask

     Jan 18, 2018  
    About the Distiller Starward Home Page Our Take Sight: Looks nice, super dark colour - presumably from the maturation in wine

  • Dalmore 12 Years

     Jan 1, 1970  scotch, 12 year, dalmore
    About the Distiller The Dalmore distillery is located in Alness, Scotland, which is 20 miles north of Inverness. It sits

  • The Arran Malt - 14 Years

     Jun 8, 2017  
    From the Distiller Arran has always been a fine place to make good whisky, but when quantity was prized over

  • Glengoyne 18 Year

     Nov 12, 2015  
    Glengoyne 18 Year Old is described as: Released toward the end of 2012 to replace the superb Glengoyne 17, this

  • Laphroaig Triple Wood

     Oct 13, 2016  
    Laphroaig is one of our favourite distilleries. They have a solid range of quintessential islay whiskies which we all really
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The Dublin Liberties Copper Alley

17.11.2020 — 1 Min Read — In review

About Dublin Liberties Distillery The distillery is controlled by Quintessential Brands who own a range of spirits from gin to whiskey to Irish cream. Its pretty new compared to some of the classic…

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The Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old Single Malt

05.04.2018 — 2 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray. The Macallan Distillers Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Edrington Group which…

Lagavulin 16yo

22.03.2018 — 1 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Lagavulin on the island of Islay, Scotland. The standard Lagavulin single malt is 16 years old (4…

Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt

21.02.2018 — 1 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller Westland Distillery is an American single malt whiskey distillery operating in Seattle, Washington. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Distillery) Our Take…

Laphroaig Four Oak

21.02.2018 — 1 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller Source: Wikipedia Our Take Sight: Very light - lighter than most Laphroaigs. Pale, but smokey. Aroma: Very "Laphroaigy" but not as 'in-your-face' as their usual selections…

Starward Wine Cask

18.01.2018 — 1 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller Starward Home Page Our Take Sight: Looks nice, super dark colour - presumably from the maturation in wine casks. Its non-age statement though so its hard to tell how long its been…

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

16.11.2017 — 2 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller Laphroaig distillery (/ləˈfrɔɪɡ/ (About this sound listen) lə-FROYG) is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named for the area of land at the head of Loch…

Westward American Single Malt

09.11.2017 — 2 Min Read — In Review

About the Distiller House Spirits Distillery is an American craft distiller based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in Corvallis in 2004 and moved to Portland in 2005. Its production facility and…

The Chita - Suntory Whisky

02.11.2017 — 1 Min Read — In Review

From the Distiller This single grain whisky was made with diverse unblended whisky brewing techniques and master craftsmanship developed over many years at the Chita Distillery in Aichi Prefecture. It…

Aplewood Baby Malt / Colonial Malt (Double Feature)

26.10.2017 — 3 Min Read — In Review

Our Take Equal parts excited and curious we decided to try a local spirit (Australian). From a small distillery and expectations are in the air. They are originally known for for their winemaking but…

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