Early on in my days as a malt enthusiast (read freak) I was always on the lookout for Jim Murrays' 93+ point whiskies and this 21 year old port finished Balvenie was on top of my 'must buy' list. So…

This little beauty was slipped in as a mystery malt at a single malt tasting recently and everyone was asked to identify it. My guess was The Macallan which made me only half right!This is a lovely no…

So here's a bit of background. Sheep Dip actually refers to a delousing pesticide used by farmers on their sheep back in the day. As was the practice during those times there was a lot of illicit whisky…

Here is a whisky which I think unapologetically bridges the gap between what earlier generations were used to and what whisky fans are drinking today. Comprising of four signature malts from four bril…

The Octomore is one of those cult series that needs to be collected. From it's suave packaging to it's lofty claims of the highest peat concentration in a whisky (169 ppm in this case) it has all the…

Glenlivet are not known for their brilliance, I will admit. However, their malts are carefully crafted to cater to the ever growing mass of whisky drinkers in a bid to keep them satisfied. And this…

The BenRiach 20 was one of the first single malts I had ever purchased in my life - thanks to an overly eager salesperson. And I remember absolutely hating it! It tasted so vile I never wanted to see…

So here's the ridiculously hard to pronounce (and even harder to spell) Diurachs' Own 16 year old. Another trademark syrupy offering from Jura.The thick Oloroso sherry comes screaming through on the back…

Now I honestly don't know how many of you have heard of The Irishman. I hadn't heard anything about it till a few days ago until a friend popped it out of his bar for a surprise curve ball at a tasting…

We've all had Canadian Club growing up, I presume, slumming it in a bar some where. It's not a bad drink with Coke but then what is? Anyway, it's not Canadian Club I want to talk but it's cousin Glen…