Last year I wrote a review of Aberlour A’bunadh that now embarrasses me. Simply put, I wasn’t ready for this beast yet. About four months after I wrote the review, I fell in love with this stuff. It was…

Collingwood Canadian whiskey is a fine bang-for-the-bucker with a mild but unique flavor profile. It’s distilled at the Brown-Forman Canadian Mist distillery in Ontario, with the same mashbill and ble…

Bowmore 15 Darkest has certainly gone through some changes in the time (about two months) since my bottle’s been opened. Waxy, acidic, and sulfur-y at first, it’s now softened up with a nicely balanced…

Caol Ila is often called “the neglected Islay whisky.” It’s so neglected, it’s famous for being neglected. And I’m not sure who’s guilty of all this neglecting. It’s one of the more ubiquitous brands in…

Balblair has a reputation as a light, fruity, summertime whisky, and I agree with this assessment insofar as the three Balblair expressions in my cabinet go. They all remind me somewhat of basic Glenf…

I found this Batch #3 bottle of Bowmore Tempest at a little mom-and-pop shop on the far south side of Chicago. I’m always on the lookout for liquor stores when driving through unfamiliar neighborhoods…

A visit to some friends in the western Chicago suburbs last week culminated in a stop at a never-before-visited Binny’s outlet in Downers Grove, where I picked up this little gem of an independent bot…

As its name suggests, Oak Cross is all about the wood. Compass Box’s Master Blender and agent provocateur John Glaser has again concocted a blended malt that exemplifies his creativity in all things…

According to online sources, Laphroaig Triple Wood is essentially the Quarter Cask expression with some extra maturation in Oloroso sherry butts. I have no reason to doubt this information, but I taste…

Well, it’s that Ardbeg time of year again. Whether you consider their annual releases cause for celebration or mere hype, they can’t be ignored. Nevertheless, I’ll give them credit for being the only…