Legaig is the peated expression of the Tobermory distillery, the only currently open distillery on the Isle of Mull. The distillery was actually originally called Ledaig, and was founded way back in 1798. We grabbed a rare Sherried cask strength …
Single Cask Nation (SCN) has sprung to cult status overnight. We have a Lechaig from this independent bottler that we absolutely adore, so I’ve been actively following their newsletters. They announced a Milk and Honey 2 year old rum cask …
We attended a virtual scotch tasting the other day, organized by Impex Beverages, Scotch Club of San Francisco, and Elixir Distillers. It was everything a whisky nerd heart dreams about. Our guide was Oliver Chilton, who works for both …
The backstory of this bottle is that we purchased it sight unseen because SMWS was offering free shipping through March – and because we had plenty of pocket change (not being able to visit bars throughout the month of March …
You can tell the favorites in our households by the liquid levels. This one is an exceptional dram (purchased for around $250 from a “last drops” email from SWMS of America). The bottle is one of my personal favorites from …
In the Yaesu Shopping mall in the middle of a busy train station, there sits an impressive bottle shop. It’s packed from floor to ceiling with liquors and whiskies. Like many Japanese liquor stores, Hasegawa allows you to purchase drams …
Last Thursday, before the COVID-19 crisis quarantined us all starting this week, we went to Overproof. The reservations had been long outstanding – I made them early February, so I felt obligated to go (there was a $25/pp cancellation fee …
Truth be told, we started this review a while ago. We had this alongside the previously reviewed Bruichladdich 1990/25 travel exclusive. Both drams are excellent and I’d happily guzzle either of them. The slight edge goes to the namesake …