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Review – Lagavulin, 12 Years Old, Cask Strength, 2015 Edition, 56.8%
Even though the restrooms are right over there, rather than pause your conversation and carry your three-year-old to visit them, I say go ahead and aim the toddler into the juniper bushes beside you....
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Review – Aberlour, A’bunadh, Batch 64, Cask Strength, No Age Stated, 59.9%
Imagine for a moment that you’re at a funeral. Suddenly, a scratching sound becomes a somewhat shallow thumping from inside the coffin. What do you do? Do you open it? Now, hold on a second. You...
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Review – The Macallan, Rare Cask, 2021 Release, (No Age Statement), 43%
It’s storming as I write this. Quite ferociously, in fact. And so, here I sit. As I do, I examine, realizing this community is about to be damaged. Accepting this is about all any of us can do. The...
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Review – Eimverk, Flóki, Sheep Dung Smoked Reserve, 3 Years Old, 47%
You might be surprised to hear it, but I’m fascinated by rude people. Not in a good way, of course. Like you, my sinful side is usually rooting for a rude person’s demise. It’s just that the...
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Review – Cedar Ridge, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Small Batch (#0488), 2-4...
George Burns once said something about how you know you’re getting older when you stoop to tie your shoes and, because it’ll take a while, you wonder what else you could do while you’re down there....
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Review – Compass Box, Canvas, (No Age Stated), 46%
It’s good to pray for others, especially for folks you’d prefer to run over with your car. Admittedly, those prayers are harder to fashion. Still, when you just don’t know what to say in such moments,...
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Review – New Riff, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 4 Years Old, 50%
The poet William Stafford once mused that children bear skillful qualities unavailable to adults. Specifically, he wrote that children “dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music.”...
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Review – Rabbit Hole, Heigold, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 3 Years Old, 47.5%
One of my daughters asked if I’d ever want to teach at one of my synod’s seminaries. I thought about it for a moment before finally admitting my willingness. I’d do it, but only if allowed to teach...
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Review – Matsui Whisky, Tottori, Blended Japanese Whisky, (No Age Stated), 43%
I’ve often thought that if I were to force an exchange of my children’s video gaming with another viewing interest, I’d steer them toward nature shows. By comparison, a documentary detailing life’s...
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Review – Bruichladdich, Octomore 12.3, (No Age Stated), 62.1%
The summer’s early morning sun, as full at this moment as it will be in the late evening, is peering through my window. Its beams promise a wonderfully scorching day. There are no such promises in...
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