No, there's no chocolate notes here, but the feel of a candy factory is very much present. This Irish whiskey is so full of fruit candy notes, it's almost like a fantasy. Like being in Willy Wonka's…

Ralfy stated that Aberlour is better when it's younger. After a taste of this, the 10 and 12 yo, I'm starting to believe that. The order in scoring is the same in my book.Batch 47 of the A'Bunadh series…

Brukswhisky is Mackmyra's core range whisky from Sweden. Mainly matured in first fill Ex-Bourbon barrels and some Ex-Sherry and Swedish oak casks. Small amounts of smoked malt is present in the making…

I Had found some great reviews about previous Springbank 12yo CS versions, and was keen to try batch 10 (2015 release) myself.Matured in a combo of 70% Ex-Sherry and 30% Ex-Bourbon casks. Hard to say if…

Triple distilled dram from Springbank distillery in Campeltown. I tried to look for some info about the maturation, but it's hard to find: apparently there’s sherry casks involved (but nothing else?).…

Had to buy this cheap blend because of the Islay influence, Laphroaig malt has been used in the making. Also some Speyside content is present.This isn't as bad as I thought it would be, surprisingly…

I sampled this price winning Taiwanese single malt with a bottle marked March 2013. Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask is only 3 years old. matured shortly because of the local climate and oak.This has Wo hu cang…

Single malt from Pradlo distillery from 1989. Established in 1928, the distillery was nationalized in 1980’s under the communist rule. Without going into details, the malt was forgotten to cellars in…

I've used that title before, but now it's even more suitable. Hyde 10 year old No. 1 Presidents Cask is an Irish single malt, that gets its name after the first Irish President, Douglas Hyde. Not so long…

The only one, I've tasted of the Valhalla Collection. Freya is a 15YO single malt, named after the Norse Goddess of Love. Might as well be Imperator Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) from Mad Max: Fury…