Old Pulteney 26-year-old vs Ardmore 17-year-old

Welcome to another fine side-by-side tasting of two single malts, where I spend the time peeling apart the tiny differences in the profile of two whiskies, take down these notes in real time [for myself], pick a favourite, and possibly learn something new in the process. Today is another special pairing of some probably difficult-to-obtain […]

English Whisky 9-year-old vs Staoisha 9-year-old

Welcome to another fine side-by-side whisky tasting, although I doubt that you will be randomly landing here from a search via the internet – it’s not like “English Whisky” or “Staoisha” are some of the most popular keywords. I feel like I could be writing about unique whisky for years, and yet, most of my […]

Arran 1996 25-year-old vs Glendronach 1993 26-year-old

Welcome back to another fine tasting of two single malts, where I get to document my journey of exploring these whiskies in more detail by comparing them side-by-side, picking out a favourite, and hopefully learning something new along the way. I’m pretty excited about this one because it promises to be a fantastic tasting, for […]

Loch Lomond 22-year-old vs Cambus 26-year-old

Well, hello there, and welcome back to another fine tasting of two single malts grains, where I sip them side by side to peel apart the tiny differences in profile, pick a favourite, and hopefully learn something new along the way. Won’t you join me in this fun adventure, and if you dig this, maybe […]

Timorous Beastie 18-year-old vs Blend #1 26-year-old

Welcome back to another tasting of two whiskies, where I compare them side-by-side to understand the differences, pick out a favourite, and hopefully learn something new along the way. Most of the time, I cover single malts, but today I’m turning to blended malts. In the left corner of the ring, we’ve got an 18-year-old […]

Bruichladdich 1992 Fino Sherry vs 2003 A Rare Find

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 […]

Bunnahabhain 1989 (30yo) vs Bruichladdich 1992 (26yo)

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 […]

Linkwood 2010 12-year-old (JE) vs 2011 10-year-old (PST)

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 […]