Gabriel Vaughan

9.5

This is, in my humble opinion, simply one of the greatest scotches sold today that I have ever tasted. I kept some peated barley from the distillery for years after my visit and the remarkable smokiness from those grains lasted for years. — 9 years ago

Jason Hemming

9.3

Very nice effort. Fantastic boutique upon opening with plenty of bright red fruit, gentle oak and florals. Powerful gripping tannins that calmed down with decant. Touch of heat noticeable the first 1-2hrs but fades away. Really starts to hit stride with 5+hrs decant with darker more savory notes. Long finish. — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.7

Amber color that actually looks like a topaz stone. Incredible nose. Figs, dates, caramel, whisky, vanilla toast, toffee. Dry #sherry with an almost acidic sensation and lots of bitters and a never-ending finish of coffee salt and blood oranges — 10 years ago

Stewart Lang

9.5

The Balvenie makes some truly fantastic Scotch at all levels of aging. Having said that, every time they release a new batch of their Single Barrel 15yr aged varietal I do whatever I can to snag a bottle, and I'm not only never let down, I'm generally blown away. — 10 years ago

Michael Kotrady

9.3

Amarone cask finished? So silky & sexy that it's almost not Scotch.
— 11 years ago

Orly Jaffe

9.0

Small boutique winery. A Recito style wine made from grape bunches that were dried in the classic method by drying "clusters of grapes on mats of straw in the sun" for four months. Aged for 36 months in French oak barrels and bottled unfiltered. Full-bodied blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Merlot. Complex, rich, dark fruit, spices. Liqueur or Cognac comes to mind. Sweet, refined, smooth, long finish. — 11 years ago

JP

9.9

It's scotch, and amazing at that — 12 years ago

Matt Trader

9.7

Jee wiz this is good. A delicious highlands single malt aged in 6 different casks; wine, madeira, sherry, marsala, Kentucky bourbon, and port casks. What does that crazy concoction produce? A ridiculously rich, fruitful, smooth delight in a glass. There is such a complex craze to the nose, one of vanilla cool whip, tropical fruits similar to the nose in a Sauternes, melted dark chocolate, malt, and cedarwood. Then comes the pallet, a wonderful marriage of chocolate covered orange cream, spices, malt, sea salt caramel, and ripe papaya, finishing in a playful white pepper and last second, faint memory of oak lace.
That was exhausting. I'm going to go ahead and finish this complementary glass, and savor these last few moments. This is the definition of comfort in a bottle. — 9 years ago

Devin Bray

9.4

Still overpriced, but this scotch is still one of the richest sherry finished malts around that doesn't go overboard (as some might claim of the Aberlour Abunadh.) Thick and substantive in the mouth, it's giving with piney malt and rich red fruit from the sherry butts. Perfect neat - like all good whisky. — 10 years ago

Dave Chambers

9.1

So tonight's dinner is Tortière so I went down to the cellar to find something to match. I found this 2011 Organized Crime Pipe Down is a beautiful Cab Blend from an interesting small Beamsville boutique winery. The experience of this wine starts with walking in to the winery and chatting with the owner Krystyna Tarasewicz. She comes across as a bit stern but is actually quite charming. The bottles of wine are very high quality but also beautiful due to the art on the labels that tell the story of the name of the winery. Drop in and listen to it! Tasting notes: the wine is young so the color is still a deep red. The nose shows berries and give promise for a balanced glass to follow. My first few sips reinforce my recollection of this wine as a great value for the quality. Tannins and alcohol balance nicely with just enough fruit to lay for several more years. Now I need to see whether I have any more bottles either on or off-site! — 10 years ago

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Simon Burke-Kennedy

9.1

Very drinkable. The rum cask gives it a sweet finish. A good tipple for those that don't like a bold whisky. — 11 years ago

Bob Halifax

9.8

One of those situations that can't be helped: marvellous wine that I'll likely never see again. Boutique producer in Mendoza that we picked up there. — 11 years ago

Ryan ODonnell

9.7

Detect that! — 11 years ago

Troy Givens

9.8

This is a fantastic Japanese Whiskey. Nice mouth feel and a depth of flavor that keeps going. — 9 years ago

Brandie Brown

10

Well-blended, creamy, & delicious. I, also, agree that Brendan's is much more delicious than Bailey's. Even better, it's HALF the price, too!
I love a good Nutty Irishman with Brendan's, Frangelico, & my Organic Valley Lactose-Free 1% milk. YUM! 😋 — 9 years ago

Marshall Jorgensen

9.5

Could be my new favorite for Scotch with well integrated peat and finely etched pear notes that dance on the palate — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.5

The best of the new and old worlds...rich and sweet scented, round and fulsome, earthen and substantive with a wisp of smoke that calls one in from the crisp outdoors. — 10 years ago

Xun Lou

9.0

The first whiskey that I really enjoyed! — 10 years ago

Eric Oderman

8.9

Floral and citrus notes. Caramel finish that doesn't linger too long. Easy to drink. — 11 years ago

Dave Kwiatkowski

10

This is from one of 39 bottles that came from a barrel of Scotch bottled by Bruichladdich under the Port Charlotte label. It was distilled in 2001 and bottled in 2009, with a 7 year age statement. It's sweet bacon on the nose and spicy, smokey maple candy on the palette. — 11 years ago