I was very excited to get my hands on a bottle of this Special Release 8 year old from Talisker as 2018 was, for me, a year of Talisker appreciation and this seemed the perfect fodder after my pleasing…

Sample 5/6 from @Wierdo marks my first taste of any Balblair. It seems that this distillery gets pretty good reviews and is a malt that many 'malt-heads' rate as one of their favourites. Located on the…

Yet another sample from @Wierdo (4/6). I'm regretting opening them all so soon now as I feel they will need finishing off fairly quickly before the air gets to them too much. It's a tough job, eh? …

A ‘small-batch’, cask-strength, un-chillfiltered bourbon from Jim Beam. This is as close to tasting a bourbon from the cask as I’m likely to get, which is quite exciting, so here goes. Bottles been…

Yet another sample sent to me by @wierdo (3/6). I have to say that out of the six mouth-watering mini-bottles I received this was definitely the one I was looking forward to opening the most (mmm . .…

Say what you like about Jack Daniel's but they are a big (slight understatement) distillery that still do things in as much of a traditional way as possible. They make their own barrels, charcoal and…

This is the second from six samples I'll be reviewing that were kindly sent to me by @wierdo. This, I believe, is from a single bourbon cask.I was warned, rightly so, that this needs water and it will…

This is from a sample sent to me by @wierdo (again, many thanks, my friend!). Nose - Rich and enticing. Leather, a touch of smoke, coffee, ginger and sherry. Complex. Prickly yet softTaste - Soft.…

I rarely do reviews from a couple of drams but feel if ever an exception should be made this is one . . . I was at the in-laws for Christmas dinner today and my brother in law brought this little beauty…

My first bottle of this a couple of years back was a bit of a let down truth be told. I was all prepped for this intense smoky, peat rich bomb and what I got was a pleasant yet slightly underwhelming…