Wally talks himself in and out of liking this release as he struggles with the cost and the direction of things, all the while realising this is the best Bruichladdich he remembers tasting.

How might we view this mature yet affordable whisky in the future? Wally decides it needs to be celebrated now - before it’s gone and relegated to a nostalgic recollection of what once was possible.

Wally tackles what he believes to be the most appealing and interesting inaugural release since Daftmill. But there’s a problem, and you already know what it is. Shame, ‘cause this reads like a cracker.

How can Wally admit to loving a bottle and yet score it 3/10? It’s complex, but in this case he thinks Diageo have made it a big, confusing, opaque and cynical mess - for retailers and punters.

A team review is required around a new take on Elixir’s Port Askaig series and their first Cask Strength Small Batch. Wally leads with a deep dive into why we’re not drinking enough. Apparently.

Malt? Or grain? Wally tries to decipher the latest release form Loch Lomond’s fascinatingly geeky Distillery Edition series, which isn’t quite as easy as it at first may seem.

With so many whiskies being released it’s hard to keep up. Wally spends an entire article making excuses while admitting to the new normal; solid, reliable, tasty whiskies. Predictable but reassuring, like these new Glenallachie Meikle Tòir releases.

This October brings good things to Wally; crisp air, warm evening light, and whisky colored trees. It also brings Ingvar Ronde’s Malt Whisky Yearbook and a new Cadrona Single Malt from New Zealand. Can this Solera style whisky bring Cadrona back within reach?

Saddened by the recent Diageo Special Releases and declaring them ‘broken’, Wally reflects on his inevitable departure with a rarely seen cask strength Oban from 2021’s outturn.

With four bottles stretching four decades Wally takes a nostalgic stroll through his love for not only an iconic 10 year old, but a style of whisky that he feels is currently ignored and needs to be addressed.

Something’s broken. This 47% ABV release from Auchentoshan has Wally drinking his whisky straight from the freezer.

Wally puts the case forward for something compellingly unique as he considers how much influence ‘influencers’ actually have.

In the search for a good value bottle Wally finds the Campbeltown Loch from J&A Mitchell most agreeable, but he’d just like a little help to more easily determine which one he’s drinking.

It’s unlike Dramface to be so on the ball as this Loch Lomond was just released this week. It seems Wally pulled this one forward for an interesting reason; he wanted to know what colour it was.

Seeing too many shiny things at once is too much for Wally. Visiting his favourite spot to buy too many whiskies, he snags a UK exclusive Benromach with the prettiest of hues, only to wish he’d stuck to his original mission.

Through sheer ambivalence, it has been years since a Macallan has appeared in Wally’s stash. Now he considers how many more years before he buys another.

We find Wally in an unfortunate huff. In a whisky world with too many examples of things being cynically enshittified, he’s on the hunt for an antidote.

Everyone is going to need to get a whole lot more discerning.

Good, natural malt, but…

It’s out there, and it’s worth the effort