This Bunnahabhain is a brand new bottling from A.D. Rattray, bottled on 5 May of this year. I encountered it at the Whiskyfestival for Independent Bottlers in Belgium and of May 2015. It was a sherry…

If the name Michter’s does not ring a bell, do not be alarmed. They are not that well known. But the distillery, which actually listens to the name Willett Distilling Company or Kentucky Bourbon Disti…

This is the only Bunnahabhain in this line-up that has a higher ABV than 46% (the strength at which Wemyss usually bottles their single casks). This 26 Year Old Bunna has 56% and clearly matured on an…

The Belgian importer The Nectar, who bottles quite a few casks themselves, brought us this Bowmore 2001 two years ago. It is from the stables of Robin Tucek and his team. Raw Cask means that it was not…

Let us get the controversy around the price of this release out of the way first. 300 EUR for a half bottle (so 600 EUR for a full bottle of a 27 Year Old Bowmore) is something I cannot afford. So I am…

Eighteen months ago I was very impressed with the Bowmore Devil's Casks, which were so hyped that they sold out in no time. Prices went through the roof overnight (tripled from the original retail price…

Malts of Scotland, the German independent bottler, has almost 20 casks on its resumé of this Islay distillery. And it has to be said: the majority of those are absolute gems. So when I saw this bottling…

David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Company was founded 10 years ago. To celebrate the occasion, they launched a 10th Anniversary bottling in the Exclusive Malts series, which contains only single malts at…

For the longest time Highland Park did not have a 10 Year Old, apart from a special release for Whisky Live London some five years ago. But since 2013 there is a 10 Year Old in half bottles. It was meant…

This Dark Origins from Highland Park is a NAS-release that saw the light of day last year. According to official sources it contains twice as many sherry casks in the mix (next to bourbon) than are used…