Welcome back to another side-by-side tasting in which I explore two single malts, or, in this case, a blend and a single malt, to see how they stand up against each other. The first dram is courtesy of Cask Explorers‘ Advent Calendar from 2022, Emerald Edition, and it’s a 30ml bottle behind door number 6 […]
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 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 fine side-by-side tasting! And today, I am not just trying out single malts! Up for a bout is a pair of two single grains from two Scotch Lowland distilleries, which still makes them whisky and still makes them “scotch”. We’ll discuss the particulars as we discover these together, but first, we […]
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 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 […]
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. On today’s menu is the 4th dram from Cask Explorers‘ Advent Calendar, Ruby Edition, and it’s a whisky […]
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 […]
Two Drams A Day 