Okay, so I know around here overpeated, extra-smoky whiskies are more than appreciated, and I'm not going to say I dislike them or anything like that, but in my book (and only mine) drams shouldn't lean…

At Domo Bar, Madrid, Nov 16 2015, writting down my impressions beside the NYT crossword.It pours golden to copperish. Very sweet aromas of banana, caramel, muesli and molasses. Mouthfeel is both soft and…

This is the last scotch I had the opportunity to taste at the eponymous (and now defunct) Scotch Bar in Madrid (if you have read my reviews you might know I loved that secluded spot.) And it was in fact…

This tasting took place four years ago, Apr 16. Let's all drink it to Bill McCoy, honest bootlegger, decent smuggler, legit rum-runner, to whom this scotch is dedicated.Clear, pale golden hue. Medium to…

This tasting took place back in April 2016. I know we're dealing here with a mixer, but it's fun to taste one of these as if it were something higher: once in a while you might get a pleasant surprise…

I had this one at Domo Bar (Madrid) back in Dec 2015; that bar is usually a knowledgeable spot (whisky-wise) but that day they served it on a highball glass full of ice cubes to the brim (check the…

This single grain came out endorsed by soccer player Beckham and his tattoos; that fact added to the overdimensioned, heavy, awkward, dark blue bottle (reminiscent of men's parfume) makes me think that…

OK, so here we have a rarity, an oddity, a one-of-a-kind. Or maybe just something uncommon. 'Tis but a 1970's bottle of Ancestor, that Dewar's dram of yore, that happened to be available for a friend and…

An intense orangish to amber pour. Aroma is quite sweet: crème brûlée, vanilla, ripe banana, even sweet potato (oh yeah! Never found that one in a whisky before.) Soft and sweet as you start. Mellowy sip…

This is an old tasting in two different ways: first, it took place in 2016 (Sep. 1, to be extra precise) and the bottle being opened was from the 1960s, so take that into account if your tasting is not…