Another milestone already! After recently reaching 1000 spirits reviewed on More Drams since its creation, I’ve now hit 3000 different whiskies tasted, as far as I can track and remember, thanks to Brian ‘Malt Musings’ excellent whisky spreadsheet. As with any major milestone, the question was what to pour in celebration. I considered some older Balblairs, like the 1966 38-year-old and a 40-year-old bottled by Specialist Drinks, or one of several silent distilleries, such as Lochside, Glen Albyn, Glen Mhor, Dallas Dhu, Pittyvaich, Brora or pre-reopening Port Ellen, but I decided to go in a different direction: whisky from another era. That left plenty of options too, and for this occasion I chose a Jameson Irish whiskey bottled in the late 1930s or early 1940s, even older than the pre-WWII Ballantine’s 30-year-old we tried two years ago. It also needed a sparring partner, and since I recently picked up a few dozen old minis from the 1970s to the 2000s, a Jameson 12-year-old in the bunch gave me the comparison point I needed.
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