Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Octomore 6.1 Review

  

  Octomore 6.1 is the 6th edition of the Bruichladdich’s mega peated whisky. In fact it’s the most heavily peated whisky in the world and the folks at... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 DRINK

• BenRiach Peated Oloroso Single Barrel Review

  

  BenRiach Peated Oloroso Single Barrel is exactly what it sounds like. It’s BenRiach’s peated whisky first aged in ex-Bourbon barrels and then finished in... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 DRINK

• 1992 Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 12 Years Review

  

  This 1992 Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 12 Years was distilled under Allied back when Ardbeg was open only 2 months of every year (89-96). Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 DRINK

• Ardbeg 10 Yr 2016 Release Review

  

  Well, there’s not much to say about the Ardbeg 10 yr 2016 Release that I haven’t already said about the 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 or... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 DRINK

• Ardbeg 10 Years L10 165 Review

  

  Ardbeg 10 years L10 165 joins the ranks as the 10th Ardbeg 10 I’ve reviewed and we have another coming shortly. When I did Ardbeg April back in 2014 I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 DRINK

• Ardbeg 10 2015 Release Review

  

  Ardbeg 10 2015 Release marks the removal of the L convention previously used to date a bottle of Ardbeg. The codes are now quite easy to read with the date... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 DRINK

• Arran Machrie Moor Cask Strength Review

  

  The Arran makes some great non-peated whisky. It’s subtle, nuanced, silken and often sublime – basically the polar opposite of this Arran Machrie Moor Cask... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 DRINK

• Laphroaig 30 Review

  

  Laphroaig 30 is the second oldest Laphroaig I’ve ever had. The distinction of oldest ever goes to that crazy awesome Laphroaig 32 Years I got to try earlier thi... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 DRINK

• 1996 Signatory Vintage Laphroaig 15 Years Review

  

  1996 Signatory Vintage Laphroaig 15 Years hails from the warehouses of Signatory who are consistently one of my favorite whisky NDPs in the industry. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 DRINK

• Laphroaig Brodir

  

  is the travel-retail-only replacement for my much beloved Laphroaig Cairdeas 2013. The original was took my breath away and sent me stumbling to the floor in... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 DRINK

• Laphroaig 25 Years Review

  

  Laphroaig 25 Years is a vatting, a fusion – a blend if you will – of two seperate expressions of Laphroaig. One expression being a Laphroaig that spent 25... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 DRINK

• Ian Macleod’s “As We Get It” Islay Review

  

  This Ian Macleod’s “As We Get It” Islay was selected for a Malt Nuts event where we did a series of undisclosed Islays, but with enough research, dot... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 DRINK

• The Flaming Lips Brainville Rye Whiskey Review

  

  The Flaming Lips Brainville Rye Whiskey is a “collaboration” between the band and FEW out of Evanston, Il. Though I’m not really sure what exactly the... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 DRINK

• Caol Ila 12 Years Review

  

  I know there’s more than a few of you out there that are seeing this and saying “about damn time you review the Caol Ila 12 Years”. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 DRINK

• 1999 Connoisseur’s Choice Caol Ila 10 Years Review

  

  1999 Connoisseur’s Choice Caol Ila 10 Years is the 3rd stop in our trek to 12 and it’s interesting to see how minor the overall difference in quality is... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 DRINK

• Malt Nuts: Clynelish Tasting Part 2

  

  It’s been a while since I posted a Malt Nuts meeting notes and that’s not because we haven’t been having them, but because I got crazy busy at work and barely... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 DRINK

• 2007 The Ultimate Caol Ila 7 Years Review

  

  The Ultimate is a NDP from The Netherlands that focuses on Scotch similar to Signatory, Gordon Macphail or Cadenhead’s. They source casks of whisky they... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 DRINK

• 2008 Hepburn’s Choice Caol Ila 5 Years Review

  

  This 2008 Hepburn’s Choice Caol Ila 5 Years was the first Hepburn’s I ever bought. Hepburn’s Choice is a fairly new NDP and even newer to the USA and... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 DRINK

• Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece Review

  

  Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece is an “extra aged” Jim Beam bourbon that’s been finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, bottled at 100 Proof and is a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DRINK

• Jim Beam Single Barrel Review

  

  Jim Beam Single Barrel both is and isn’t the same whiskey as Knob Creek Single Barrels. Everything that goes into Knob Creek and Booker’s comes from the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DRINK