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5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50

We’ve tried a few hundred single malts at this point, so we finally feel qualified to recommend whiskies. Before we get into the recommendations, few parameters:

  1. All the whiskies are readily available; nothing on the list is impossible to
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Review #101: Bruichladdich 1990 Signatory 26 Year

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 …

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Review #98: Bruichladdich 1990/25 Travel

As I mentioned in our Kavalan Manzanilla sherry cask review, my overwhelming cheapness resulted in San Francisco to Tokyo tickets that had us flying over Japan 3 hours to Taipei, Taiwan for a layover before returning the 3 hours …

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Review #83: Eades Anticipation Double Malt Highland

The contrarian in me truly wanted to hate this whisky. The label pronounces “handcrafted for the American Connoisseur”. This ruffled me a bit, because secretly I hope to a bit more than what a bunch of scotsmen define as the …

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Review #69: Rona’s Cask Port Charlotte 13 Year

This continues our series of whisky reviews that we wrote while touring some of the best scotch bars we have ever been to. The bar in question is the magical scotch treasure trove of Campbelltoun Loch, which is cluttered to …

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Review #41: Port Charlotte MC:01 Marsala Cask

This is the third review of our 4-bottle Port Charlotte vertical tasting with a variety of cask maturations. The first review was the standard expression in ex-bourbon barrels, the second was a cognac cask, and the remaining review is …

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Review #40: Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 Cognac Cask

This is the second review of our 4-bottle Port Charlotte vertical tasting with a variety of cask maturations. The first review was the standard expression in ex-bourbon barrels and the remaining reviews are a Sherry cask and a Marsala cask. …

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Review #38: Port Charlotte Scottish Barley Heavily Peated 2007

Our trip to the Bruichladdich distillery ended with the acquisition of our prized possession: a Valinch distillery-exclusive 500 ml bottle of Sherry cask Port Charlotte. It is easily Michael’s favorite bottle and within my top 5. With growing alarm every …

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Review #34: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie 2007

A great dram and really helps me understand why I love the peated Port Charlotte bottlings so much. 
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Review #33: Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 from Wee Laddie Tasting Set

Good – but I prefer the Scottish barley (Classic Laddie), which has a lot more complexity and salinity. I also wish I tried the 2011 edition with the marriages of Sauternes and wine casks. I bet that one is delicious.
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5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50
Best Whisky Reviews 

5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50

2020-11-10 Michael L 0

We’ve tried a few hundred single malts at this point, so we finally feel qualified to recommend whiskies. Before we get into the recommendations, few parameters:

  1. All the whiskies are readily available; nothing on the list is impossible to
…
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What to Make with Laphroaig
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What to Make with Laphroaig

2019-09-24 Sylvia L 2
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Cocktails to Make with Cognac

2019-06-03 Sylvia L 0
Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?
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Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?

2019-02-16 Sylvia L 2
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Top 3 Cocktail Bars in Singapore for Dates

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We are a San Francisco-based duo of cocktail and whisky enthusiasts. We're always happy to connect! You can read more about us here and get hold of us here.

Sylvia and Michael

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