Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak

Macallan's fall from grace - or at least the supposed fall from grace - or, that is, their continued and heavily debated thrust to position themselves as one of the great elite Scotch brands through intense advertising, perhaps deceptively - is something that has spawned thousands of words across the internet. I think MaltMadness does a particularly good job explaining some of the core problems. I personally have yet to meet a Scotch drinker who really liked any of their new and much-promoted Fine Oak line. 

Ardmore Traditional Cask (NAS)

Sorry for the delay, dear readers - laid low with bad pneumonia since the last post. Not being able to breathe, taste, or smell anything really puts a damper on whisky drinking, let me tell you. But the night before I was stricken with lung plague I had a dram of this Ardmore at a bar, and was very favorably impressed.