Shizuoka is a new distillery founded in 2016. The owner is Gaia Flow, one of the bigger importers of distilled in Japan who – among others – import the Asta Morris releases. So it comes as no surprise…

Phil & Simon Thompson are the sons of the owners of Dornoch Castle Hotel, famous for its whisky bar. They took it to the next level and founded the Dornoch Distillery after a successful crowdfunding…

I confess… I'm a fan of Nc’nean. I love their style, their philosophy, their packaging but mostly their whisky. It reminds me a bit of Auchentoshan, which is probably part of the reason why I have a soft…

You'd almost think it is crazy busy at Nc’nean, as their third batch is already sold out. But of course you must keep in mind that every batch is only 5.040 bottles strong. And then things can go quickly…

This year is already the sixth for Mark & Manny’s malt and this time they will collaborate with none other and Monique Tromp, which many of you will know from Whisky Arts. Well, for our Canvas Series…

Go ahead and call this a special bottling. Cadenhead created this with whisky that had matured solely on sherry casks for at least 20 years. It was bottled for Vinothek Massen in Luxemburg and Flander’s…

Old Smuggler is still being produced today and can be found in our supermarkets. Admittedly, it is usually found on the bottom shelf – litteraly. My buddy Manny however got his hands on an old ceramic…

This was limited edition number 3 in the famous – infamous? – Vega series. It is also the oldest, put together with whiskies from 1976 and bottled at the age of 41 years in 2018. You can imagine that I’m…

It’s no secret I have a soft spot for North Star Spirits. It has everything to do with the fact that Iain Croucher has a very good nose and so he releases top notch liquid. This is the 5th edition of his…

This blend has remained under the radar a bit I think, for it is still available. Admittedly, 300 EUR is not cheap, but when you know that all components are from 1976 and matured for at least 42 years…