I’m setting up another side-by-side tasting for tonight, and this is one that I’m really looking forward to! You see, I am comparing two single malts, both from the same distillery and of the same age, but one is a “standard” distillery bottling from their core range, while the other is an independent bottling by […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of two single malts, where I discover them side by side, with a goal of picking out those tiny details, learning a bit about each one, and then proclaiming a winner. Today I start off with a fifth dram from the Cask Explorers‘ Advent Calendar, Emerald Edition, which is […]
Welcome back to another side-by-side tasting of two single malts where we peel apart those intricate whisky layers and try to understand the tiny differences to truly appreciate all of the details… and the Scotch itself. The first Tomatin dram is courtesy of Cask Explorer‘s Advent Calendar, Emerald Edition, entering the stage from behind door […]
Welcome back to another fine side-by-side tasting of two single malts to really tease out those tiny details and then pick a favourite. With that in mind, I try to pick “comparable” whiskies by being very similar in many categories (style, age, barrel, ABV, etc.) and slightly different in others. In today’s pairing, we have […]
So I was going to take a month off for a “dry January”, but then I found myself fighting, resisting, scolding, and even punishing myself for even thinking about the next gorgeous pour. Finally, I remembered that I’m having an old friend visit from across the pond this coming week. There is no way we’re […]
Welcome to another entry in my journey of comparing two whiskies side by side and picking a favourite. Hopefully, we’ll also learn something along the way. So if you like this, stick around for other writeups! I have a peculiar relationship with Balvenie. It is one of the first single malts I fell in love […]
I feel honoured and privileged to have been invited to the Blind Tasting Consortium organized by Brian’s Malt Musings. This is basically a group of friends who swap samples and try to discover what they are while sharing their thoughts on Twitter. So I’m a bit of an outsider, but I feel like I fit […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of whiskies in which I taste two expressions side-by-side to really tease out those differences. Today’s session is somewhat special and incredibly fun. In fact, I’ve been waiting to have this one for some time now! It’s Johnnie Walker, after all, and not just its current blend, available pretty […]
This week was so busy and full of [other] whisky tastings that I didn’t get a chance to run through my own pairing. On Monday, I had a very interesting journey via Raasay’s cask strength bottlings from various barrels and peated malts. Tuesday, I powered through my “dry day of the week”. Sigh. Wednesday was […]
Besides doing my own side-by-side tastings in the comfort of my own home, I also go out to public tastings at a few venues in the heart of London. These happen to be hit or miss for me, and it’s usually not because of the whisky. It’s about the atmosphere, the overall vibe, and most […]
Two Drams A Day 