Whisky Reviews
Here are quick links to all of my Whisky Reviews and Ratings:
Canadian Whisky
- 8 Seconds Blended Canadian Whisky
- Adams Private Stock Canadian Whisky
- Alberta Premium Canadian Whisky
- Alberta Premium Dark Horse
- Alberta Premium Limited Edition 25 Year Old
- Alberta Premium Limited Edition 30 Year Old
- Alberta Springs Canadian Whisky
- Black Velvet Deluxe Canadian Whisky
- Calgary Stampede (Commemorative) 25 Year Old Whisky
- Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky
- Crown Royal Black
- Crown Royal XR (LaSalle)
- Danfield’s Private Reserve (10 Years Old)
- Forty Creek Copper Pot Reserve Whisky
- Forty Creek Portwood Reserve 2012 Whisky
- Gibson’s Finest Rare 18 Year Old
- Masterson’s 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey
- McGuinness Silk Tassel Canadian Whisky
- Lot No. 40 Single Copper Pot Still Canadian Whisky (2012 Edition)
- Pendleton 1910 (Aged 12 Years) Canadian Whisky
- Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky
- Seagram’s 83 Canadian Whisky
- Seagram’s VO Canadian Whisky
- True North Canadian Rye Whisky
Scotch Whisky
- Adelphi Blended Scotch Whisky (Private Stock)
- anCnoc 12 Year old Single Malt Whisky
- Auchentoshan Classic Single Malt Whisky
- Balblair 2001 Vintage Single Malt (1rst Release)
- Bowmore Tempest Batch No. 3
- BOWMORE 1957 – 54 YEARS OLD
- Glen Garioch 1797 Founder’s Reserve
- Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Whisky
- Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Highland Single Malt Whisky
- Glenfiddich 30 Years Old – XXX
- Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
- The Macallan Sherry Oak (12 Year) Single Malt
- The Macallan Sherry Oak (18) Year Single Malt
- Old Pulteney 12 Year Old Single Malt
- Singleton of Glendullan
American Whiskey
Irish Whisky
Other Whisky Reviews
- Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky (Japan)
- Dunedin Distillery – DoubleWood 10 Year Old (New Zealand)
- 1987 Single Malt Whisky (New Zealand)
- South Island 18 Year Old Single Malt (New Zealand)
Whisky – Spiced and Flavoured
- Black Velvet Toasted Caramel
- Centennial Honey Canadian Rye Whisky
- Centennial Spiced Canadian Rye Whisky
- SinFire Cinnamon Whisky
- White Owl Spiced Whisky
- Wild Cinnamon Whisky Liqueur
- Wild Turkey American Honey
- Wiser’s Spiced Whisky (Vanilla)
Whisky Based Cremes
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As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn’t.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven’t met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
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My reviews attempt to quantify the enjoyment which I receive from a particular whisky. The methodology I use is detailed here:
My Methodology
I want to caution the reader not to place too much emphasis on the actual scores that I assign. The scores reflect my enjoyment and not necessarily yours. Instead try to focus your attention on what factors that I identify which lead me to that score. The elements that I identify which provide enjoyment or distraction are more important than the scores. Particular flavours which appeal to me may not to you. In a manner of speaking, I am asking you to read between the lines of my reviews to ascertain their usefulness for yourself. Enjoy the reviews, but more importantly, enjoy the spirits that inspired them! My aim is to enable you to drink better spirits, not to drink more spirits!
