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  • Johnnie Walker Blind Tasting Night
    by DougB
    In December I picked up a Johnnie Walker Discovery box, containing five 50ml bottles of various Johnnie Walker expressions.  My goal has always been to do a blind tasting, and after picking up a Green and Red to round it out, I sat down to see how well I know the Johnnie Walker line up. … Continue reading →
  • Advent Calendar 2021 – Wrap Up
    by DougB
    The whisky advent calendar was quite an awesome experience – I fully enjoyed tasting so many different, new-to-me and unique whiskies from all over the world. I loved the anticipation and surprise of what was behind each door, I loved the unique artwork on the tiny sample bottles from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, and the … Continue reading →
  • Still working the Advent Calendar
    by DougB
    Definitely behind, but a few more days worth of notes added this week. The journey has been really, really interesting. I would never have sampled such a wide range of whiskies from all over the world without this sort of sampler pack. Some real winners in there, along with some that don’t quite hit the … Continue reading →
  • Advent Calendar 2021 Continued
    by DougB
    Still working through the Advent Calendar – lots of fun! More updates today, head on over. /advent-2021/
  • Advent Calendar 2021
    by DougB
    To my utter surprise and delight, we found That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s 2021 whisky holiday calendar at the local NSLC! Had to grab that for several weeks of discovery and exploration! Check out my running commentary over on the Advent 2021 page. I’m not promising a daily update, but I’ll do my best.
  • Blend your own whisky at home
    by DougB
    Well doesn’t this look like a box full of fun!? I love this concept and would definitely give it a try. Not sure what the results might be, but I think the journey would be a blast either way. I have had some good tastings with J.P. Wiser in the past. https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/blending-is-beautiful-jp-wiser-s-launches-blend-your-own-whisky-kits-1.5629476
  • The Wall of Whisky (Boxes)
    by DougB
    This is a minor project I’ve been meaning to get to for quite a while. I finally got into the spirit of it this afternoon and finished it up. I really enjoy the packaging and the bottles of these great whiskies – it is part of the whole experience, as Bruce reminded me recently. Perhaps … Continue reading →
  • Tamdhu’s neat pairing
    by DougB
    This is the sort of thing that I just love – something put together with some purpose, a very cool pairing. Even for the less-than-four cigars I might smoke in the run of a year, this is something I would grab! https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/scotch-whiskey/tamdhus-new-cigar-malt-scotch-features-a-unique-limited-edition-humidor/