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Alexander Murray & Co 21 Year Single Malt: A Private Label By Any Other Name…
You may have noticed by now that I purchase a lot of spirits at Costco. Not just industrial sizes of common spirits, but also private label liquors that have been made exclusively for the wholesale...
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How To Taste A Scotch Whiskey
I had a review all queued up for today. It was going to amaze and titillate and shock our reading public, and it was practically ready to go. But then, something interesting happened, and I felt that...
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Domo Arigato, Mr. Suntory: The Hakushu 12 Year Review
There comes a point in every whiskey enthusiasts life when you make your way past the Scottish single malts at your local beverage store and start exploring. You may find yourself picking up a...
View ArticleCostco Premium Small Batch Bourbon Review: Industrial Size Small Batch
If this review seems a little more disjointed than usual, I apologize. See, I just had about 4 shots of bourbon, two in mixed drinks, one on the rocks, and one straight. Except that I didn’t realize...
View ArticleHow To Drink Whiskey!
It’s a debate as old as time, and one that has been the cause of many an argument, and more than one fist fight. How should you drink your whiskey? Do you add anything to it? Should you? Does a 20 year...
View ArticleBird Dog Peach Flavored Whiskey: This Dog Will Hunt
If you read my whiskey reviews regularly, you may think I’m a little bit of a whiskey snob. I’m not going to deny it completely: I do thoroughly enjoy a good, expensive single-malt. But that doesn’t...
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The Lagavulin The Distillers Edition (1998) Review
You may remember a little while back I wrote a glowing review of the Lagavulin 16. It was a great Islay, rich and strong and dark and ready for anything. So when I saw a bottle of Lagavulin The...
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The SMKDRKRLX Election Guide: If Candidates Were Drinks… (Democratic Edition)
Two weeks ago we posed a simple question: If the Republican candidates were drinks, what would they be? Well, because we here at SMKDRKRLX believe in fairness (well, a certain unique brand of slightly...
View ArticleFisk: How About A Nice Shot of Fish?
I was a little at a loss when it came time to write this post. I’ve just moved (literally three weeks ago) after spending all summer travelling. I’m still unpacking, and trying desperately to find the...
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The Talisker Storm: No Age Statement, Plenty of Bad Weather
You may remember a couple of months ago, I wrote a review of the Talisker 10 Year in which I called like prune juice, only without the diarrhea. I was being facetious, because the Talisker 10 is really...
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