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Looking good? Check! Tasting Good? Also Check!

Hampden Estate Rum gets funky in a way that only they know how.

“Are you not entertained?” -Maximus Seale

Rum? Here?

It’s an older bottling, sir, but it checks out.

Long Pond is coming to America, probably on a boat, I don’t know, I’m not a distributor.

Compass Box releases a new core bottle, how does it hold up?

3 Vins, too little, 5 Vins, too much… but 4? 4 Seems perfect.

This holiday scotch gift guide should help point you in the direction of some of the season’s best bottles to look for at your local stores.

How does Edradour’s malt fare after spending a decade in a sauternes cask?

A Glen? In speyside? You don’t say!

A less expensive (and less peated) alternative to the Octomore line.

A limited edition experiment gets some help from Bordeaux wine casks

Bruichladdich takes cask exploration seriously. But can all four casks used in this release result in proper balance?

An Independent Bottling of Bruichladdich’s famous Port Charlotte line.

What if a Danish and a fruit salad had a baby?

Maturing whisky in Oloroso Sherry Casks comes with added costs, but is this whisky worth it?

Laphroaig’s special release is finished in sherry, but can you taste its influence?

A subtle Fino finish influences a quality special release from Laphroaig.

The 17th Batch of Springbank’s biannual cask strength release sports some serious dessert qualities.

Does the new kid in Campbeltown live up to expectations?

Kilchoman Shaved, Toasted and Re-charred these wine casks before dumping their spirit into them but did they burn out the wine influence?

Is this Uigeadail’s baby brother?

An independent bottling of Bunnahabhain’s heavily peated Staoisha line.

Here’s something you don’t see everyday, a Lowland single malt!

How does Kilchoman’s flagship bottling hold up against its Islay peers?

Springbank drops the age statement for their entry level peated malt whisky. How will it hold up?

Kilchoman pairs Madeira casks with Machir Bay for their second small batch release in the United States.

Ron Burgundy’s preferred drink of choice.

Hazelburn is Springbank’s unpeated line, but is their whisky still interesting without it?

Benromach offers up a cask strength whisky similar in age to their standard 10yr.

A special release monster, but does it have any bite?

Laphroaig 10 at cask strength? Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate.

Laphroaig’s 2020 Cairdeas brings some fruity sweetness to the peat party.

Ardbeg tries a wine finish for their 2020 Committee Release, but is it worth the price?

Ardbeg’s newest permanent release is a rare beastie… it has an age statement!

Rich dessert paired with a structure fire.

Kilkerran gets a new bottle for this release, but is it any good?

This 2019 Cask Strength release eschews bourbon for sherry barrels.

Glen Grant’s US debut comes with a 15 year age statement.