Nose: ashes right off the bat, and also an exotic, perfumed spiciness. Some fresh-cut cedar, a touch of rosewater. A complex, intriguing aroma. Taste: fairly light-bodied and a bit hot, with mouth-coa…

Nose: Good grief, this is like sticking your head into a whisky-soaked barrel. The signature fruitiness of Glenfiddich is fairly buried under damp and fresh wood aromas, but it does emerge in time alo…

Not something I would normally buy, but I received a bottle as a gift and so I thought I'd might as well analyze it a bit.On the nose there is a good deal of honey, a surprising amount now that I cons…

Nose: hints of fruit, some sweet berries, and cinnamon spice. Lots of buttery toffee. Taste: full-bodied and creamy on the tongue, becoming dry at the back of the mouth. The fruit is subdued, but the oak…

Now that I'm into my third or fourth glass of this whisky (not in a row), I'm finding it easy to forget about the rum cask finish and to focus on the malt itself. Because for me, this whisky is all about…

This limited-edition blend is, to my knowledge, the first to contain only malt, rye, and corn whisky from the Still Waters distillery (i.e. no outsourced corn this time).Nose: caramel, and lots of baking…

Nose: pine, vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate. Seems like an odd combo, but works well. Chocolate-covered cherries. Youthful, complex, and intriguing. Taste: full-bodied and rich with immediate impact…

Nose: fresh and sugary with strong vanilla essence, icing sugar, and hints of peat. Not much in the way of bonfire or cold hearth, though. Also not terribly medicinal like an Islay. Youthful, yet bala…

Nose: Port. Rich, nutty dessert wine, in any case. I want to say "fruity" but I'm having a hard time picking out specific fruit. I smell roasted peanuts...beneath that, some grape notes. The sweet, piney…

This new whisky is from a Newfoundland-based company which I just found out specializes in rum (go figure). A mixture of double-distilled corn and pot still barley malt, aged in refill, ex-bourbon, and…