I never liked vodka&orange or vodka&cranberry while going out in the Montreal Clubs. I was always drinking whisky&ginger ale or whisky&coke. At some point, I just let go of the liquors and started drinking whisky neat... I hated the taste but damn was I a badass in front of my friends ! Eventually, I stopped being a douche and started enjoying finer drams.
Today, I’m making it my mission to taste every whisky and to know everything there is to know about spirits, wine and beer !
Caol Ila Natural Cask Strength
58%
NAS (probably young)
Aged in ex Bourbon casks (I guess, as there is no informations)
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Caol Ila, fouded in 1846 and now part of the Diageo Classic Malts line, is an Is...
Glendronach Revival 15yo - 2014
46%
15 yo
Aged in Oloroso Sherry casks
Non chill-filtered / Natural colour
I guess that with the upcoming release of the new 15yo, it was only time I reviewed this one !
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Ledaig 13yo Elixir Malts
55.2%
13 years old, distilled in 2004
Aged in ex Bourbon casks
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Ledaig is a brand distilled at the Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull. Founded in 1796, it is the peated penc...
Amrut Rye
50%
5 years old
Aged in American oak
Sample and picture gently provided by my good friend Nico...yes, Nico Whiskies :)
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AMRUT - Indian whisky. Really ? Well...YEAH ! Amrut started in 1948, a ye...
Michter’s Straight Rye
42.4%
NAS
Aged in new American oak barrel, fire-charred
Uses American rye
Single barrel #17A147
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Michter's website state that the brand honours American distilleries from 1753. Th...
On many occasions, and not just into the whisky world, you will hear the words « it was so much better before ». Sometimes, it is a proven fact. Like the mills the Porteus company used to make : they were so go...
Scapa Skiren
40%
NAS
Aged in 1st fill Bourbon (Jack Daniel’s)
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Scapa, situated just south of Kirkwall on Orkney, was founded in 1855. It switched owners several times before settling down with Chivas Brothers ...
Talisker Storm
45.8%
NAS
Aged in re-fill American oak barrels
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Talisker, The king o' drinks as Robert L. Stevenson conceived it, was born in 1830 and is, to date, the only distillery on the Isle of Sk...
Blanton's Original
46.5% ABV
NAS (approx. 9 years old I've been told)
Dumped on 29-08-16, Warehouse 9, Rick 16, bottle 75
American White oak casks, charred
75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley (a...
Partagas 8-9-8
So you don't get confused as there are 2 brands called Partagas, this is a quick story about the Cuban one ! Partagas was founded in 1845 by Catalan Don Jaime Partagás y Ravelo. He was very fa...