Lot 40 Cherry Wood
Aengus is back. In reviewing the very latest release from Dr. Don’s Rye Cask Lot 40 Cask Strength - with a cherry wood finish - he tries to define the attributes of ‘cool’.
Shelter Point Classic NAS vs 7yo
Despite his youth, Broddy has a concern that whisky is at risk of becoming stuffy once more. Is that about age? Or age statements? As Shelter Point comes of age he shares his thoughts.
Shelter Point Montfort
Realising that Canada is making field-to-grain expressions, Broddy and Aengus team up to share the knowledge on Shelter Point’s Montfort, because these are different; these are unmalted Canadians.
Two Brewers Release 36
In typical Dramface style, Aengus and Broddy team up on a bottle split review to asses the winner of the Toronto Whisky Society’s blind panel competition; a Two Brewers Moscatel Release 36
Great Plains 22yo Cognac Cask
Broddy and Aengus team up to review some of the last remaining liquid from Canadian ghost distillery Potter’s. This bottling is a 22yo from Great Plains with a 5yr finish in cognac.
Paradigm Spirits 19yo Canadian Whisky
Aengus is back, and he puts forward his case for an award-winning 19yo Canadian ‘whisky’ that, due to the Canadian 1/11 rule, most purists would declare a cocktail. Still sounds good though.
Shelter Point 10yo
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.
Lot 40 Cask Strength 11yo & 12yo
Enjoying your booze this week? This has been handled gently but it’s no less hard hitting. For some, perhaps not easy to read. As you hear about two legendary Canadian bottlings, awareness is crucial.
Grain Henge Canadian Single Malts
Broddy delivers a succinct “State of the Nation” type summary of the rise in choice of Canadian single malts while he and Aengus get together to consider two Grain Henge releases. Interesting stuff.
Lot 40 Port Casks
A surprise drop of Canadian Rye has Aengus’ trigger finger twitching. He knows he could be disappointed, he knows some facts will be hidden, yet he can’t help himself. He wants so much for Canadian whisky to be great. Will a port cask do the trick?
Crown Royal Barley Edition
A loyal fan of the Canadian whisky scene, Aengus asks if there’s a genuine lack of interest from the TradCan producers to make anything remotely interesting for enthusiasts, that isn’t meant to be kept in a glass ‘collection’ cabinet.
Ironworks Heart Iron Canadian Single Malt
Good price, good story, good whisky. Surprise! — it’s good.
WhistlePig 10yo Small Batch Rye
Sometimes you gotta go to America to get the best of Canada