Up for today’s tasting is a pair of single malts from Bruichladdich. I’m pretty excited about this one, folks, mainly because I think that my personal comparison pick should create a perfect companion. We’ll see how that goes. The first dram is courtesy of the Cask Explorer‘s Advent Calendar (Diamond Edition). It’s a 26-year-old single […]
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 […]
There are plenty of things to avoid at an airport. My number one obstacle, of course, is people, along with their screaming offspring. And yet, there are treasures (pleasures?) to find at a nearby duty-free shop, which could make it all worthwhile. Or at least for a moment or two. You see, the duty-free shops […]
Welcome to another exciting opportunity to compare two single malt whiskies side by side. The third dram in my Ruby Edition of the whisky advent calendar from Cask Explorers is the Deanston Virgin Oak. Despite my enthusiasm, I was initially disappointed with this third offering due to its lower price point compared to the first […]
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 […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of two single malts, with the purpose of teasing out those subtle differences and the minuscule details when tasting them side-by-side. I’m always excited to share my thoughts with you, and today, I’m happy to taste one of my favourite drams from Laphroaig! Along the two expressions I am about […]
It’s Sunday night, and I am setting up a tasting just for myself, a bit of sparkling water and some [new] music in the background before I go out for dinner and start a week anew. Sigh. I don’t even want to think about the fact that this year is almost over. Oh well. At […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of two single malts! Today I am looking at [and tasting, of course] two different age statements from the same distillery to see how they stand up against each other, understand the contrasts between the final product and the process that led them there, and hone in on a […]
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 […]
Two Drams A Day 