Nose- Very typical Bowmore nose but with softer peat than other Bowmores. There's a creamy, vanilla-like scent to it, almost like a corn whisky. Behind that there are subtle fruit notes. It's a refined…

Vacationing in Italy I saw this bottle everywhere, and I mean everywhere. They had it at supermarkets, liquor stores, little confectionaries, everywhere; so I decided to try it seeing as I've never had…

After nearly a month of anxious waiting and checking the LCBO website everyday, I finally have a bottle of Alberta Premium 30 year old. In typical Alberta Premium style the bottle is far from presumpt…

This whisky comes in a cool bottle that is curved at the base so it has the ability to rock back and forth without tipping over. The name Swing is derived from this. I have never actually seen this…

The Royal Salute is a blended Scotch that is produced by the Chivas Brothers at the Strathisla distillery. The 21 year old comes in a blue porcelain flagon that would look excellent in the most esteemed…

I've had this bottle for nearly six months now and I'm finally opening it. I was really shocked that it was a screw-off cap instead of a quark. Nose: It's a very sweet nose from the start. There's a…

Nose: The initial sniff has a salty tinge to it, almost like brine. This brine then evolves into dried fruit like raisins and possibly dried prunes. While all this is going on there is a smooth sweet…

I'm going to start this review off by saying that I've never been one to find all these extreme and exuberant tastes/scents in the whiskies that I drink, so I'm not going to pretend about that. I just…