S Categories Scotch Whisky Oct 2023 Springbank Eat, Sleep, Dram, Repeat Springbank eat, sleep, dram, repeat tour was absolutely worth the journey and the price. For those of you considering the adventure, here are some tips.
T Categories Scotch May 2021 The Journey’s End w/ Jim McEwan We tried 6 pre-release bottlings from both Jim McEwan and Dramfool’s personal collection. Some of the best bottles I’ve had this year.
W Categories Armagnac Brandy May 2021 Where is L’Encantada Domaine Le Freche?!? L’Encantada Domaine Le Freche has joined a short and vaunted list of serious personal favorites. I will literally go out of my way to chase..
N Categories Irish Scotch Whisky Apr 2021 New Distilleries Tasting: Act 1 2021 When Bruce at Dramfool asked a small tasting group what we should source next, the resounding answer was to bring on the new distilleries! Lets..
L Categories Armagnac Brandy Apr 2021 L’encantada Le Freche 1989 Cask #121 50.2% L’Encanada Le Freche 1989 Cask 121 is a mighty oak bomb of the best caliber. My first 9 / 10 for 2021.
L Categories Armagnac Brandy Apr 2021 L’encantada Le Freche 1986 #44 45.8% You might safely call me a Le Freche fan boy. I love the core profile and the nuance and character between the casks. They can..
J Categories Scotch Mar 2021 Jim McEwan Signature Collection Vol 1 & 2 Dramfools managed to get their hands on a number of casks from Jim McEwan’s private collection. A huge win for Bruce and his crew. May..
S Categories Scotch Mar 2021 Springbank Old & Rare Tasting These notes are much shorter than I normally write. I prefer to focus on a single bottle and marinate in the experience. Make sure to..
L Categories Brandy Feb 2021 L’Heritier-Guyot Vieux Marc de Bourgogne VSOP 42% This last year has really been all about find special moments and creating my own adventure. On a good year, I typically cross three continents..
C Categories Scotch Jan 2021 Cask Whisperer: Release #2 Series The first cask whisperer release had one of the best Port Charlotte’s I’ve ever tried. If you aren’t familiar, Jim McEwan was the maestro of..
K Categories Irish Jan 2021 Killowen 10 Year Pinot Noir Burgundy Cask Bonded Experimental Series Sometimes, the best thing you could ever do to truly experience a whisky is to have someone call it swill. The Killowen Pinot Noir /..
C Categories Armagnac Jan 2021 Chateau de Lacaze 1981 (46%) I spend nearly as much money and time sourcing samples and trading with people as adding bottles to my cellar. It’s fun trying new things…
H Categories Rum Dec 2020 Habitation Velier Forsyths 2006 WPM The first time I got off a plane in the tropics I took a huge breath, excited to fill my lungs with the taste of..
L Categories Armagnac Dec 2020 L’encantada Lous Pibous 1993 Cask 123 Everyone has a kryptonite. A flavor everyone else loves but makes you gag. When I was a kid it was broccoli. Foul weed. You couldn’t..
L Categories Armagnac Dec 2020 L’Encantada Lous Pibous 2005 Cask 193 This is actually be the youngest armagnac I’ve had. I have all kinds of preconceived notions about what that will mean. More fruit, less funk,..
