A sudden gust of luck brings a random Instagram win for Earie. In enjoying a Christmas selection set of Douglas Laing’s Rock Island malts, he finds a way to share his splash of good fortune with us all.

Worlds collide as an in-real-life cross border meet up and distillery visit has otherwise unobtanium whisky change hands and call for for a three-way Dramface review, this time Batch 3 of Shelter Point’s 10 year old Canadian malt.

Earie takes a wander through the Dram Mòr Autumn/Winter releases 2023 and discovers a solid turnout, but one of them knocks him clean off his feet.

Earie places a popular bang-for-buck Ledaig against a very similarly profiled indie release, only to have him wondering why there isn’t an official cask strength from Mull’s in vogue peat monster.

In Earie’s glass is another young whisky from a very young distillery. He looks at the price and considers it in the context of whisky’s golden period; the value of what it is today, but also what it might promise for the future.

When the casks don’t come to the whisky, the whisky must go to the casks. Or something like that. Scotch malt rendered non-Scotch due to the maturation location, fine. Does it make good whisky? Earie checks it out.

Reflecting on the recent OSWA nominations, Earie argues that, just because something is obvious, shouldn’t mean it’s discounted. He posits that this, the Springbank 10yo, is a benchmark.

The sales numbers for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey are mind-blowing… but is this Travel Exclusive, Single Barrel, Barrel Proof as well?

Earie enjoys a delicious indie Glenglassaugh that’s right up his street on flavour and presentation while pondering why the recent official releases chose to go all ChatGPT.

It’s a funny thing, whisky. Earie swoops with excitement as a bottle of his long-fabled Arran 14yo suddenly appears at retail, while Hamish revisits his old bottle to wonder what all the fuss is about.

Earie presents the case for sipping a summery modern classic that offers all the flexibility required of a liquid; regardless of the outside temperature

A hail a dusty day! A store-find of an old age-stated Wild Turkey 101 at retail has Earie contemplating the age statement vs climate.

A letter of thanks to the whisky community. Earie reviews a gifted bottle and gives thanks for everything that whisky has given him, which is a lot more than just liquid.

Earie tackles Cù Bocàn’s fifteen year old with a little help from a very keen Wally

Earie considers the Portuguese Selection from Tomatin something of a whisky blueprint.

Dodgy branding, good whisky

Texas is hot. And so is their whiskey

This offers more than just a Machir Bay power-up

An understandable favourite, but lacks depth and character

Something for all tastes