PBMichiganWolverine
Abhainn Dearg Single Malt
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
July 2, 2018 (edited October 6, 2023)
There’s this one cook off in West Virginia called Road Kill Cook Off ( yes...only in our glorious state of WVa can that be considered normal). I’m sure it’s a lot of back country hootin’ fun with our wives/sisters/cousins (can use interchangeably there). I can save you a lot of time by simulating some of the delicacies there by sending over a sample of this abomination. Lord have mercy, bless his heart, but what the hell was the master distiller for Abhainn thinking when he said “yep, she’s ready to be released”. This is a single most nastiest whiskey I ever had. It’s smells like a raccoon that got stuck in your car engine, and then got cooked, and then was left there in the car while it was parked in a hot desert parking lot. It taste just as bad. Actually, I’ll have the cooked car grill raccoon over this bottle of turpentine. Lordy, this is bad. @Scott_E @LeeEvolved @Telex @Generously_Paul ...Girvan is finally unseated. Have a sip, then use the rest to kill Japanese beetles in the garden.
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@PBMichiganWolverine just as you'd mentioned--that's one hell of a high-octane, scorched-earth review. And well written--as a fellow Southerner (WV is Southern enough). I can relate to all the countrified references. Well done.
Haha! This sounds terrible and at a high price as well. I feel better about my Penderyn 12 year Ruby Cask at $160 which is everclear fruit pith punch that baked in Texas heat for 3 months before being served.
@LeeEvolved @Telex @Scott_E @Generously_Paul. I just poured a sample today for you guys. It’s absolutely nasty. Couldn’t even breathe in the aroma. Smells like donkey piss.
@The_Rev. The intrigue can be easily taken care of...next batch, I’d be more than happy to send over a sample. Keep the holy water handy...
This sounds vile, yet somehow intriguing...like so many nasty things in this world. The Roadkill festival made me think of a small town in Texas where one of the churches hosts an annual Testicle Festival, serving up Rocky Mountain oysters with the tagline “Come Have a Ball with Jesus.”
Now I am piqued. Could something be worse than Girvan?
@Soba45 wait till later in 2018—they’ll have a 10 yr old out then. Hopefully that won’t pull double duty as turpentine
Ah that's a pity as I always like to see the smaller guys and girls do well. Even more of a pity is despite it being horrendous I sadly still feel compelled to tick that box to complete my tour (although maybe they have an better edition!)
@Telex if there’s anyone that can find redeeming qualities, it’s @Generously_Paul. I tend to be harsher, especially when a piss poor junk like this is $250 just for the “inaugural “ label
I’ll try and be brave. Lol. Hope there are some sort of redeeming qualities in there....somewhere.
@Telex yeah...it’s on our list. Unfortunately.
Damn Pranay, this isn’t on our to do list, is it? Please say no lol.
Oh, my. Uh, I’m speechless. Thanks for the warning.
I’m up for a challenge. Bring it on!