Uisge Beath
All hail the cask
Scotch FAQ - Curtesy of Texacer
Whisky Reviewing Guide - Curtesy of Texacer
Liquourverse Good pricing, have not ordered from them yet. Based in the US.
The Whisky Exchange: The classic shop, shipping to the US is difficult.
Whisky Shop USA: Based in California, website is rough but has some hard to find stuff
Wine Searcher: For the really hard to find stuff
Whisky Auctioneer, Whisky Hammer, Unicorn Auctions
Whiskybase: To keep track of your inventory and its value
Seelbachs - Fantastic for hard to find craft distilleries. Free shipping on first order if you sign up for newsletter.
Lueken’s Wine and Spirits - Based in Florida
Marketview Liquor - Based in New York
B-21 - Very cheap shipping within the US ($14 for 6 bottles and no tax!). Based in Florida.
Rules
My wife got me this for the upcoming holiday season. Waiting until December is going to be hard! A bunch of stuff in here that I’ve never tasted before, including a couple (hopefully; actual contents could vary depending on availability/supply) that have been at the top of my “must try” list: Kilchoman Loch Gorm and Ledaig 10.
Are you planning on opening a special bottle (or two, or three, or more…) for the upcoming holiday season? I’d love to hear what you have in mind!
To start with, my buddy and I have a holiday tradition of sharing the Whisky Exchange's holiday blend. I get the feeling we will find excuses for plenty of other bottles as well though - nothing beats a dram to warm you up on a cool fall night. Let us know how the advent calendar works out for you.
I'm hoping I can stay focused enough to do a brief review of my thoughts on each one. It won't be a full review, because I find that I can focus on trying to identify tasting notes, or I can focus on enjoying the dram, but not both at the same time. Given the sample sizes I'll be focusing on enjoying them :)
That holiday blend sounds delightful! I can't wait for my next trip to Europe; I feel like I completely wasted my first trip to the Whisky Exchange (except for the Laga Special Release 2021 the clerk recommended).