Mike Hopkins
Taste all of the things...
I've fallen in love with the intricate dance of flavors and scents in whisky, from the delightfully pleasant to the unconventional, musty, or fetid. There is joy in each bottle.
Beyond the world of spirits, I stay grounded in enjoyment of the Pacific Northwest, sometimes tinkering with electronics or engrossed in video or board games.
Adventure is afoot; rum cask finishes can smell like a foot, and that is not a terrible thing.
On Record
182 Drams
Average Rating
81 / 100
Top Distillery
Springbank (14)
Top Whisk(e)y Type
Scotch (175)
Mike's Whisky
Lagavulin 26
Islay Scotch
· @ Lagavulin Distillery
Lagavulin 9
Islay Scotch
· @ Lagavulin Distillery
Lagavulin Distillery Exclusive
Islay Scotch
· 56.5%
· @ Lagavulin Distillery
Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength
Islay Scotch
· 57.9%
· @ Laphroaig Distillery
Laphroaig 10 Single Cask
Islay Scotch
· 52.6%
· @ Laphroaig Distillery
Laphroaig 7 Single Cask
Islay Scotch
· 65.2%
· @ Laphroaig Distillery
Laphroaig 8 Single Cask
Islay Scotch
· 63.5%
· @ Laphroaig Distillery
Bowmore 1997 Distillery Manager's Selection
Islay Scotch
· 51.7%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 20 Bourbon Hogshead
Islay Scotch
· 53%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 21 Aston Martin
Islay Scotch
· 51.8%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 21 French Barrique Cask
Islay Scotch
· 47.2%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 23
Islay Scotch
· 50.8%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 23 Oloroso Sherry
Islay Scotch
· 52%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore 25
Islay Scotch
· 50.2%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore Double the Devil
Islay Scotch
· 56.7%
· @ Bowmore Distillery
Bruichladdich Employee Series 64
Islay Scotch
· 63%
· @ Bruichladdich Distillery
Bruichladdich The Biodynamic Project
Islay Scotch
· 50%
· @ Bruichladdich Distillery
Bruichladdich The Regeneration Project
Islay Scotch
· 50%
· @ Bruichladdich Distillery
Kilchoman 100% Islay
Islay Scotch
· 50%
· @ Kilchoman Distillery
Kilchoman Calvados Double Cask Finish
Islay Scotch
· 54.5%
· @ Kilchoman Distillery
Kilchoman Casado
Islay Scotch
· 46%
· @ Kilchoman Distillery