Today brings us to Ardmore's entry level NAS malt, Legacy.The colour is a bright gold. Lovely peat wafts on the nose, with lemon zest, vanilla extract, fresh pastry, light honey and ginger. Faint hint…

I picked up this SMWS when I went to the Victoria Film Festival in February 2020, at The Strath (where I also picked up a Shelter Point that I reviewed about a week ago). This was distilled Oct 6 2006…

Today we have yet another That Boutique-y Whisky Company bottling (that makes four in 22 days) - this one is a 10 year old. I also happen to have an SMWS 11yo on hand so we'll try that one after this.The…

Here we have yet another That Boutique-y Whisky Company bottling, a 31 year old grain from Strathclyde. The last time I tasted Strathclyde was seven years ago, a 23yo bottled by SMWS that was rich and…

Day 19 was a Bowmore 12 so I skipped that one as I've reviewed it before (and being one of Pam's favourites, I'm extremely familiar with that dram - I do really like it!) But today, we have another…

Ah - this is a distillery I don't think I've ever tried before! How exciting! Although the branding and single malt releases are relatively new, this Speyside distillery was established in 1967 by a…

Well, I missed yesterday just because, um, I didn't feel like doing it. So now I have two to catch up on today! This is quite a commitment!This is the first time I've seen a 12 Year Old Tobermory - I had…

I don't know much about this one - not sure about what cask(s) were used, just that it's an independent bottling of a 20yo Jura.The nose is a bit weird - blood orange, milk chocolate, very slight peaty…

OK now we are on to the actual KWM 2020 Whisky Advent Calendar entry for Day 15. Selected and bottled exclusively for KWM, this is 100% rye distilled in May 2009 and matured for 11 years in cask #346,…

I picked up this bottle at The Strath, an essential liquor store in Victoria BC - this bottling is exclusive to the retailer and The Union Club of BC. A cask-strength single cask, It is distilled (June…