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It’s been a minute since I’ve had a McKenzie Rye Single Barrel. The last one was aged ~5 years and was a wild ride. This latest is aged 9 years and I’m hoping age hasn’t tamed its rambunctiousness. Cheers! I will miss this smoky caramel rascal of a whisky from mighty little Edradour Distillery’s peated Ballechin line. Such a good dram. Sláinte! To say I’m looking forward to this is an understatement. Cask strength MGP rye aged 14 years? And for half the 💸 those specs were going for just a handful of years ago? Pffft! I’m there!

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Springbank’s Longrow Red Tawny Port Cask Matured – Aged 11 Years
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Springbank’s Longrow Red Tawny Port Cask Matured – Aged 11 Years

LONGROW RED Tawny Port Cask Matured (2022) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 115 AGE – 11 years … Continue reading Springbank’s Longrow Red Tawny Port Cask Matured – Aged 11 Years

Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1

BENROMACH SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT CASK STRENGTH Batch 1 distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2018 MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1

The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!

THE ARRAN MALT SINGLE CASK Sherry Cask #430, distilled April 1997, bottled March 2013 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley … Continue reading The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!

Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys
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Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys

Some whiskeys send you off down a long winding road. Others are a single end point unto themselves. What’s the … Continue reading Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys

Uncorking: Dake Kanba Blended Malt Whisky
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Uncorking: Dake Kanba Blended Malt Whisky

DAKE KANBA Blended Malt MASH BILL – unstated “world blend” of malted barleys, combining scotch and Japanese whiskies PROOF – … Continue reading Uncorking: Dake Kanba Blended Malt Whisky

Cadenhead’s 7 Star Cask Strength Blended Scotch Whisky – aged 30 years!
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Cadenhead’s 7 Star Cask Strength Blended Scotch Whisky – aged 30 years!

CADENHEAD’S 7 STAR Blended Scotch Whisky (2023) MASH BILL – blend of malt and grain whiskies PROOF – 96.4 AGE … Continue reading Cadenhead’s 7 Star Cask Strength Blended Scotch Whisky – aged 30 years!

Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky

REDACTED BROS BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY Islay scotch distilled in Sept 2010, aged in a refill sherry butt, bottled in … Continue reading Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky

A Whiskey Journey Part 8: Turning-Point Bottles Pinned To My Journey’s Map
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A Whiskey Journey Part 8: Turning-Point Bottles Pinned To My Journey’s Map

There are some bottles that impact our whiskey journey more than others. For me, these are whiskeys that maybe opened … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 8: Turning-Point Bottles Pinned To My Journey’s Map

Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky

FUJI GOTEMBA RIKU Non-Chill Filtered MASH BILL – unstated blend PROOF – 100 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – Fuji Gotemba … Continue reading Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky

A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying
P.O.V., The Year of No Buying

A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying

On June 6, 2023, I committed to a year of not buying whiskey. As of this post I’m now six … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying

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