Welcome back to another fine tasting of two single malts, where I compare them side-by-side to really understand the difference, pick a favourite, and hopefully learn something new along the way. As usual, I’ve got a rather exciting pair to face off today (or at least that’s how I feel at the beginning of this […]
Welcome back to another fine tasting of two single malts, where I compare them side-by-side to really understand the difference, pick out a favourite, and hopefully learn something new along the way. For today’s tasting, I pull out the 8th dram from my Cask Explorer‘s 2022 Advent Calendar (Diamond Edition) and find a 30ml bottle […]
Welcome back to another instalment of my never-ending journey of pairing two single malts and trying to find out which one I like more and, most importantly, why. This is an ongoing refinement of my understanding of Scotch whiskies [and more], and hopefully, you’ll learn something along the way as well. In today’s tasting, I’m […]
Hello friends and internet crawlers. Welcome to another exciting side-by-side tasting of two single malts, where I capture my thoughts as I sip these two whiskies! I am excited about today’s tasting because none of it is Scotch! The first dram, courtesy of That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) Advent Calendar from 2022, and it’s the […]
Hello, friends and new followers, and welcome back to another side-by-side tasting of two single malts! Today is another interesting pairing, where I dive into the very subtle differences between two [nearly identical] whiskies from the very same distillery! Both drams are from Linkwood, which is owned by Diageo, but each comes from a different […]
Here we are, folks, getting ready for another fine pairing of two single malts to see if we can peel apart those intricate layers that make up the unique profile of each whisky. Up for a tasting is the sixth dram from Cask Explorer‘s Advent Calendar, Diamon Edition, and it’s a 22-year-old Scotch from a […]
Hello, friends and whisky enthusiasts. Old, new and everything in between! Perhaps you’ve been following me since the beginning, or maybe you’ve just stumbled onto this write-up from the mighty forces of the Internet. In any case, welcome to another side-by-side tasting where, together with you, I compare two whiskies, pick apart their notes, and […]
Welcome back to another fantastic pairing of two single malts! Up for tasting today is the dram behind door number 5 of the Cask Explorer‘s Advent Calendar, Diamond Edition, and it’s a very welcome surprise from Fox Fitzgerald under the Peat’s Beast label, which is a 30-year-old secret Scotch whisky. It’s becoming difficult for me […]
Welcome back to another exciting tasting of two single malts, where I spend some time discovering each relative to the other to peel apart those intricate details. For this particular pairing, I took some notes on the side while taking my sips and then reflected on the overall experience. There were a few surprises along […]
Well, well, well… if it isn’t the trustworthy Undisclosed bottle from Berry Bros. & Rudd that is making an appearance again for today’s tasting, to be used as a benchmark in comparing the Glenturret single malt by the very same age. OK, I’ll also “warm up” with a small sample of Glenturret 12-year-old, which I […]
Two Drams A Day 