Claude Thorin Esprit Grande Champagne Cognac
We open the first dram of our Cognac Advent Calendar, with a (about) 40-year-old Claude Thorin Esprit Grande Champagne Cognac.
Review
Ardnahoe 5-year-old Inaugural Release
Ardnahoe, Islay’s newest running distillery, released earlier this year their Inaugural Release, a 5-year-old single malt we finally review.
Aultmore / Glenburgie / Macduff 100 Proof Exceptional Casks Signatory Vintage
Signatory Vintage has selected six ‘Exceptional Cask’ expressions so far in its 100-proof series, starting with Aultmore, Glenburgie and Macduff.
Domain de Charron 1996 & 2008 Swell de Spirits
We review two new malternatives with some Domaine de Charron 1996 and 2008 Bas-Armagnac bottled by independent bottler Swell de Spirits.
Cognac Jean-Luc Pasquet Lot L.70 Petite Champagne
We review the latest gem in Jean-Luc Pasquet’s Trésors de Famille series: a Lot L.70 ‘Le Cognac d’Arlette’ Petite Champagne Cognac.
Bimber Shoulders of Giants Second Release
Bimber is back with a second set of eight expressions in its Shoulders of Giants series. I review them but also have a rant.
Teeling 21-Year-Old Rising Reserve No.3
We talk about whisky sourcing and transparency before reviewing the Teeling 21-year-old Rising Reserve No.3.
Bimber Shoulders of Giants
A few months ago Bimber released six expressions in its new Shoulders of Giants series, celebrating thinkers and innovators. We review all six of these whiskies.
Bimber The Spirit of the Underground – Release No. 6
Bimber released its sixth batch in its Spirit of the Underground series a few weeks ago, and we review the four expressions from that batch.
Old Pulteney 12, 15, Flotilla and more
We take a look at Old Pulteney with the review of core expressions (12, 15, Flotilla and a Travel Retail) and an indy bottling from Daily Dram.
Glen Garioch 2015 and Secret Islay 2017 Swell de Spirits
We try two young whiskies from Swell de Spirits: a Glen Garioch 2015 and a Secret Islay Blended Malt 2017.
Old Blends Going Back To Before 1939
We try a few old Scotch whisky blends bottled from the 1960s to 1980s including a Ballantine’s whose components were distilled before 1939.