So many times, I’ve celebrated a successful pairing. Perhaps the pinnacle of this [so far] was in my post last night, where two of my beloved distilleries and their expressions went head to head, and then I called a draw. But what about failures? We don’t seem to share them. We want to be perceived […]
If I was excited about yesterday’s tasting, then today’s is a bit of a letdown. I keep returning to this one bottle I have in my collection, thinking that somehow I will one day change my mind and peel apart something new that I haven’t noticed before. Sometimes that works, as I discover nuances in […]
Right off the start, I’d like to admit that this is an interesting pairing. Highland Park is the northernmost distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands [so it’s an Island single malt]. Although it uses local peat, it’s not as smokey as the Scotch from Islay, so it feels almost unfair to compare it […]
This is going to be another fine pairing. Mostly because followers of The Macallan are also big fans of the GlenDronach. These distilleries are from the same region [although the GlenDronach has been re-classified as a Highland whisky] and produce a fantastic single malt pretty much in the same style. Although The Macallan has seriously […]
I am very excited about today’s tasting! Mostly because I’m pairing the Mortlach 13-year-old, which is a natural cask strength single malt from the refill and virgin oak casks, with a very similar style single malt from the Balvenie, which is a 12-year-old first-fill [same as “virgin”] single barrel. Both are from Speyside and pretty […]
I’m pretty excited about today’s pairing. First of all, because it’s from one of my only recently discovered and immediately newly favourite distilleries, and second, because I get to compare an entry-level distillery bottling against an independent, albeit a much older single cask whisky. It already sounds like the 22-year-old will win this round, but […]
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 and subscribe! The next dram from the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar of this year [number 7, I think] is the Johnnie Walker […]
In this roundup, I explore two of Diageo‘s 2021 Special Releases, titled Legends Untold. This is their 20th annual instalment (the series began in 2001), highlighting the diversity of their owned distilleries while offering some hidden gems and never before released bottlings. This time, they also unified the series with label illustrations from Ken Taylor, […]
My next dram on this whisky journey is from Balvenie, and it’s a favourite of mine – a 12-year-old DoubleWood, a natural go-to, regardless of the occasion. Let’s try it next to this First Fill Single Barrel which I just noticed in the shop!
I think I got a bit overexcited about the advent calendar selection, and in the last entry, I’ve contrasted two very different drams. As a result of them landing on the opposite ends of the spectrum, it was almost too easy to discount and oust. This time I’m doing something a little bit different, continuing […]
Two Drams A Day 