Happy New Year! I hope you are all having a fantastic start to 2025. As for me, I’m kicking off the year with dry January, but for those who aren’t, don’t worry! I still have plenty of content to share from tasting conducted in 2024. The first post of 2025 featured the Balblair 15-Year whisky….
Category: highlands
Dalmore 12 Year Sherry Cask Select
If you’ve had Dalmore’s 12 Year from their core collection and you enjoyed it, well, say hello to their 12 Year Sherry Cask. Now, I understand that if you’ve had the original, you might be thinking, ‘Wait, wasn’t the original also finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks?’ And you would be correct. However, this expression is…
Glengoyne 15-Year-Old Highland Single Malt Scotch
The weather is officially nice and cool in New England which means, it’s not only sweater weather but also whisky season. Let’s get into this Glengoyne. This Highland Distillery is located just outside of Glasgow and was founded in 1883. The distillery is now owned by Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd. Glengoyne chose to marry whiskies…
Tullibardine 15-Years
A couple months ago I had the chance to try three expressions by Tullibardine, a single malt highland scotch whisky. Truthfully, the best one of the three is their 15-Year, so let’s get into it. The 15-Year was distilled after the reopening of the distillery in 2003 and is matured in first-fill bourbon casks. Nose:…
Aberlour A’Bunadh Cask Strength
Aberlour (meaning, the mouth of the chattering burn, in Gaelic) is a single malt brand I really enjoy. I’ve also sampled their A’Bunadh (meaning, of the origin, in Gaelic) Cask Strength before, however the one I previously had was 59.7% (you can find this review post here on my blog) while this one sits at…
The Macallan Rare Cask Batch No 2 2019
My husband and I celebrated our 6th month wedding anniversary this past April.I know I know, before you come at me, we know it’s not a long time, but it was still special enough after we had to cancel our original date due to Covid. To help celebrate we opened this Macallan Rare Cask Batch…
Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake Single Malt Whisky
Now you can not only have your cake but… you can drink it to. And, before I get into the whisky let me say, bravo Glenmorangie the packaging is beautiful. For this bottle, I stood in the middle of the aisle asking myself, do I really need it? Part of me said no, while the…
Glenglassaugh Torfa
Happy Halloween! I love Halloween so here is a quick bonus Thursday review on the Glenglassaugh Torfa. Glenglassaugh is a highland whisky founded by Col. James Moir in 1875. The distillery stopped producing whisky in 1986 and after it sat silent for 20 years, BenRiach Distillery took over in 2013 bringing the distillery back to…
Old Pulteney Maritime Malt Tasting
My introduction to Old Pulteney was their 21 year-old whisky. So, when Nick Taylor from Taylor and Taylor Whiskey Co. invited us to attend an Old Pulteney tasting at the Haven in Boston, the answer is, absolutely! We knew we’d be in for a special treat, their core range turned out to be as great…
Balblair Whisky Dinner
The Omni Parker House in Boston hosted their second to last whisky dinner this past Sunday. Yes, you heard that correctly, second to last whisky dinner as there is only one left. If you live in Boston and have not gone to these, I highly recommend going to the last one as it really is…
The Quinta Ruban 14-Years
Glenmorangie has further developed their Quinta Ruban recipe; move over The Quinta Ruban 12-Years, the new Quinta Ruban 14-Years has arrived. This whisky, which is aged for two years longer, is matured in bourbon casks before being moved over to ruby Port casks. Tasting Notes Nose: Chocolate, oranges and spices Palate: chocolate, raisins, spices, fruit…
Dalwhinnie Winter’s Frost | Game of Thrones House Stark
Last night was a big night with the premier of Game of Thrones. The whisky of choice was, House Stark which was paired with Dalwhinnie. House Stark has ruled over the northern lands for centuries. Winterfell is their home and there is one main saying they have always shared, Winter is Coming. Like House Stark,…
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