Talisker is one of my favorite distilleries and the ten year old is literally one of the reasons why.The smooth nose on this island malt is a thing of beauty. Light, fresh and delicate it first permeates…

Another offering from Campbeltown that will divide the purists and the adventurous.This fourteen year expression spent the last three years in a burgundy hogshead and so comes along with a massive aroma…

For some reason I'm becoming increasingly fascinated by the various expressions coming out of Springbank. And so the Hazelburn 12 fits right in!The thick legs running down the side of my nosing glass…

How can one distillery go through, what is fundamentally, the same process and produce expressions that are miles ahead of everyone else?The standard Ardbeg 10 is anything but. Like a young savant it…

How does one even begin to review what is arguably the best single malt in the world from arguably one of the best distilleries in the world. Of course the nose is peaty and full of smoke! But what a…

At first I was a little daunted with writing a review of Jim Murray's Whisky of the Year 2011 but then I said to my self 'Bah! Who cares what Jim thinks!'Let me tell you what I think.This is truly an…

I was really excited about trying this anomaly from Speyside.This is one of those rare single malts that is distilled using peated barley in a Speyside distillery and the result is quite unusual and…

The first thing about this single malt from Mull is it's absolutely gorgeous wooden packaging. The beauty of the presentation alone is worth acquiring this gem.The nose is a big white dish of dark purple…

I was quite intrigued to have a taste of my first Belgian single malt and came out pleasantly surprised. This is a 4 year old expression, quite pale in color. Beautifully delicate honeyed nose, like…

This expression had been on my radar for a while but I never got around to acquiring it for my self so I was quite excited when a friend of mine popped it out one night over at his place.Being partial…