When the first batch of this Traigh Bhan was released, people went nuts, because an Ardbeg with age statement – a lovely 19 years to boot – is not something you see every day. That batch will now set you…

And while we are at it… might as well continue with The Whisky Jury’s new releases. For next to his latest excellent Ledaig 2010 on oloroso, he also released this 13 years old Bunnahabhain, also from an…

Everything about this release reminds me of cask 04014-1 that was launched at the same time but with a differently coloured label. Only the ABV is slightly highe rand this release is exclusive to TastToe…

Last summer I tried the first Ledaig bottled by Belgian bottler The Whisky Jury (the tasting notes are only just published, apologies), but here is Joeri with two new releases. This time it’s a former…

The Whisky Jury, a relatively young Belgian bottler, has just released his very first Ledaig. Well, he does have only 8 releases out so far, including 3 Ben Nevis, 2 Laphroaig (albeit under the name…

The sting is in the tale… our final release in the Artist Series is named Scorpio and believe it or not, it’s another Lowlander! This time we succeeded to get our hands of the very first (and as far as…

Nikka is cutting even more into their output to be able to re-launch Yoichi and Miyagikyo with an age statement in due course. At this point in time, this bottle is the only one with an age on the label…

The world has gone completely mad about the Chichibu releases, that sell for big bucks… if you first won a ballot to be allowed to buy a bottle, that is. It does not get any crazier than this. This is…

A rather elaborate name for a 4 years old malt, wouldn’t you say? They are mighty proud at Mars’ of the fact that this is a sherry butt that matured in their warehouses in Tsunuki. Well, it’s more than…

Shinshu Mars released this single malt, distilled in 2011, in 2016. It first matured on bourbon- and sherry casks and then got a finish on Japanese red wine casks from Yamanashi. The malt is 5 years old…