My first two experiences with Ben Bracken – the Speyside malts from 1989 and 1991 – were very good, to say the least. So you can imagine I am very eager to try this 27 years old Islay malt.Oh, yes, I’ve…

A few years ago, this 28 years old Speyside malt could be found on the shelves of the German supermarket Lidl. The provenance is kept secret. Bottled by Wallace & Young Distillers, the company that also…

Ben Bracken is one of the brands under which German discount supermarket Lidl releases single malt. They have quite a few out there already. Today I will try their 25 year old Speyside expression from…

Last summer I tried my second Croftengea ever. Who would have thought I would try my third so quickly after that? This one was selected by the boys from Klubb23 and has The Wolfman on the label, again…

The member of Klubb23 – yes, there’s only 23 of them, hence the name – selected this 20 years old Deanston and put the Creature of the Black Lagoon on the label. ‘Wild and distinguished’, they call it…

Klubb23 is a whisky society (they call themselves a ‘brodirhood’) of only 23 members. They are connected to the Belgian club BYOB-C, of which Dominic is also one of the founders. Klubb23 currently has…

The Cask Strength Collection from Signatory looks great, even though the decanters are pretty unhandy to pour from. But the contents almost never disappoints. Today I will try a 22 Year Old Linkwood from…

Jack Wiebers often bottles single casks with strange names and artsy labels. This one falls in both categories, I’d say. But of course the contents of the bottle is what matters and in this case it’s an…

Oh, look, a golden oldie. One of the few official releases from Linkwood, that work horse from Diageo. White Horse, Haig, Dimple, Bells and many more blends thank much of their character from this single…

This Linkwood was bottled three years ago for ‘The best Cadenhead bars & Restaurant in Singapore’. Indeed, the back label mentions The Swan Song, The Writing Club, Qaich Bar en New Ubin Seafood. I wonder…