I wish I could tell you the batch number and the bottle number, but somehow, the numbers on the bottle were removed. You can actually do that by accident with your finger nail. NOSE: golden raisins,…

So this is a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 (small batch distilled). I don't know much about this new release /packaging. Perhaps, it's just a marketing gimmick. Let's get right down to business. NOSE: smoke…

I wanted to try a good quality Irish whisky, since I'd only tired the standard Jameson, as well as Bushmills (black, and original). I was really pleased with the black Bushmills - that was a yummy whisky…

I loved Amrut Sherry, and so I decided to pick this one up as well, having heard so much good stuff said about it. Well, I think I'm in love...NOSE: a hint of smoked paprika and peat, very much not like…

This rye was recommended to me by a bartender who said I just had to try it, since it's very hard to come by in Russia. I'm very glad I did. I've been told that this is their standard rye for mixing, but…

It's an interesting feeling to be drinking liquid history. It doesn't automatically mean that that history isn't going to turn into a sob story, though. This Littlemill, thankfully, didn't. It is deli…

This is a perfect example of how uncontrolled peat and smoke can really screw up your enjoyment. Folks who enjoy big, in your face smoke will love this, since this whisky is like an essential oil of all…

I decided to take a short break from sampling all those whiskies I picked up at the festival. And, since I was a bourbon virgin (meaning that I'd tried only Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's before - which…

Never in my wildest dreams had I dreamed of trying this one before I actually bumped into it at this whisky festival on Saturday. The price tag of about 700$ is really too expensive for me, so I am…

This Springbank will start off my next 8 reviews of the whisky I was so fortunate to try at a Moscow Whisky Festival (2017). I am a big fan of the OB Springbank 10, and so I thought I'd try this special…