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
178 Drams
Average Rating
80 / 100
Top Distillery
Springbank (14)
Top Whisk(e)y Type
Scotch (174)
Mike's Whisky
Ardnahoe New Make Spirit
Islay Scotch
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Bunnahabhain 11 Muscat Finish
Islay Scotch
· 54.7%
· @ Bowmore Hotel
Bunnahabhain Amarone Cask Finish
Islay Scotch
· 61%
· @ Bunnahabhain Distillery
Bunnahabhain Manzanilla Cask
Islay Scotch
· 56.5%
· @ Bunnahabhain Distillery
85
Bunnahabhain Moine Bordeaux Finish
Islay Scotch
· 59.5%
· @ Bunnahabhain Distillery
Bunnahabhain Moine PX Cask Finish
Islay Scotch
· 51.8%
· @ Bunnahabhain Distillery
Bunnahabhain Spanish Oak Finish
Islay Scotch
· 58.2%
· @ Bunnahabhain Distillery
Caol Ila 12 First Fill American Oak
Islay Scotch
· 55.5%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila 13 Heavily Charred
Islay Scotch
· 54.4%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila 16 Refill American Oak
Islay Scotch
· 56.1%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila 16 Virgin Oak
Islay Scotch
· 55%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila 18 Refill American Oak
Islay Scotch
· 50.2%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila Distillers Edition
Islay Scotch
· 43%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Glen Moray 14
Speyside Scotch
· 50%
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Hunter Laing Campbeltown Journey
Campbeltown Scotch
· 46%
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Hunter Laing Hebridean Journey
Island Scotch
· 46%
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Hunter Laing Highland Journey
Highland Scotch
· 46%
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Hunter Laing Islay Journey
Islay Scotch
· 46%
· @ Ardnahoe Distillery
Johnny Walker Black Islay Origin
Islay Scotch
· 42%
· @ Caol Ila Distillery
Jura One For The Road
Island Scotch
· 47%
· @ Bowmore Hotel
Lagavulin 11 Offerman Edition
Islay Scotch
· 46%
· @ Bowmore Hotel