Josh Peters

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• Springbank Local Barley 16 Years Review

  

  Springbank Local Barley 16 Years gets it same from how it was made. This whisky was made from barley grown at Low Machrimore Farm which is just a few miles... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 DRINK

• Malt Nuts: Kilchoman Wine Cask Tasting

  

  The Malt Nuts are a great group of guys who get together and drink single malts. Kilchoman is a distillery that puts out young whisky at such an impressive... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 DRINK

• Malt Nuts: Blind Springbank Local Barley

  

  The latest release of the Springbank Local Barley has created a bit of a stir. It’s picked up some good reviews, some great reviews and some rave reviews.... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 DRINK

• Hirsch Small Batch Bourbon Review

  

  Hirsch Small Batch Bourbon is sourced bourbon put out by the folks at Anchor distilling. Who do they source it from you might ask? Why it’s our friendly... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2016 DRINK

• Troy and Sons Platinum Review

  

  Troy and Sons Platinum is the un-aged, new make, version of the Troy and Sons Oak Reserve. It’s the “moonshine” that gets put into used oak barrels to mellow an... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 37 Year Reserve Review

  

  Of the entire Tomintoul line up we tried at the Tomintoul tasting this was the one I was holding out some hope for. Before the tasting I’d already had several... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 27 Years Review

  

  Tomintoul 27 years is no longer available from Tomintoul and has instead been replaced by its slightly younger sibling the Tomintoul 25. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 DRINK

• Yamazaki 12 Years Review

  

  Yamazaki 12 Years was the flagship whisky from the Yamazaki distillery in Japan. At Suntory they use a unique aging process that involves Spanish, American... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul Peaty Tang Review

  

  Tomintoul Peaty Tang is one of the few whiskies in the Tomintoul line that aren’t “lovingly crafted” from something according to their site. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 16 Review

  

  Tomintoul 16 “has been lovingly crafted, from a selection of the finest bourbon casks, each aged for at least sixteen years”… hmm I feel like I’ve heard that... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 14 Review

  

  Tomintoul 14 is the same old ex-bourbon whisky as the Tomintoul 10 years, but it’s aged for at least 14 years, is delivered at a respectable 46%, non-chill... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 12 Oloroso Finish Review

  

  Tomintoul 12 Oloroso Finish is the same whisky that’s in the Tomintoul 10 just aged for 2 more years and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 DRINK

• Tomintoul 10 Review

  

  Tomintoul 10 is the flagship release from the Tomintoul distillery and despite its dark appearance -me thinks some e150 was used here- it comes from 100%... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 DRINK

• Canadian Club 100% Rye Whisky Review

  

  Canadian Club 100% Rye Whisky is the rye component of what would normally go into Canadian Club whisky. A typical Canadian whisky is made of corn, rye and barle... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 DRINK

• Troy and Sons Oak Reserve Review

  

  Troy and Sons Oak Reserve is an interesting whiskey. It’s made using Crooked Creek Corn, an heirloom variety of white corn (non-GMO), and nothing else except... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 DRINK

• 1978 Cadenheads Linkwood 18 Years Review

  

  1978 Cadenheads Linkwood 18 Years is an interesting bottling of Linkwood. I can’t say that my Linkwood experience is incredibly deep, but it does fall in line... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 DRINK

• Low Gap 4 Year Wheat Whiskey Review

  

  Low Gap 4 Year Wheat Whiskey is made from 100% malted Bavarian hard wheat and is a combination of four and five year old whiskey and aged in a combination of... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 DRINK

• Low Gap Bourbon Review

  

  Low Gap Bourbon is a young bourbon that was master minded by Crispin Cain who joined Hubert Germain-Robin and Ainsley Coale in the late 80’s in Ukiah, CA. What... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 DRINK

• Union Horse Reunion Rye Review

  

  Union Horse Reunion Rye “is a small batch 100% rye whiskey from Union Horse Distilling Co. handcrafted from the finest quality rye in our copper pot still,... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 DRINK

• Union Horse Reserve Bourbon Review

  

  Union Horse Reserve Bourbon is a craft bourbon from Kansas that’s done using the traditional sour mash process where some of the mash from a distillation is use... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 DRINK