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Teacher’s Highland Cream Blended Scotch Whisky

Luke’s take: Something that smells like soft new leather, tickles your tongue with spices and salted liquorice, and...

Highland Park 12yr Old

Kev’s take: This bottle was bought to South Africa by the Checkers Private Barrel Company and what makes...

Glen Grant 16yr Old

Kev’s take: This is middle of the road whisky for me. It doesn’t do anything especially wonderful but...

Scottish Barley by Bruichladdich

Kev’s take: If I were to base this review purely on the packaging, it would get 10/5. It...

Wild Turkey American Honey

Kev’s take: They say that if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all. If I...

Black Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky

Kevin’s take: The Black Bottle whisky is a Scottish blend that is sublime as far as blends go....

195 Year Old Wine Returns Home

” The poetry of the earth is never dead.” John Keats penned that. He was one of the...

Striped Horse

I found Striped Horse beer through The Bro Shop, they’ve got some pretty cool stuff there. I’m not...

You’re Eating Fake Wasabi

Wasabi is usually much more expensive than most people realize, so restaurants are much more likely to buy...

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