Once again, I travel down the road of revisiting some of the whiskies that first spoke to me so many years ago. As we develop as whisky connoisseurs, it's easy to forget some of the pleasures of those…

Here we have something quite unique, only available in travel retail: a peated Glenfiddich! To celebrate the distillery's 125th anniversary, Brian Kinsman (only the sixth malt master in all that time)…

Like the 12 Year Old, the 18 is a mix of bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. However, after maturing for at least 18 years, it is then married together in small batches for at least another three months…

It has been over two weeks since I posted Part I of this (in which I looked at the Bowmore 12) - needless to say, it has been a busy time in work and in life! But on this quiet Thursday night, I have…

I received for Christmas from the ex a 3-50mL Bowmore pack of 12, 15 and 18yo. I reviewed the 15 a short while ago, so let's take a look at the 12!The colour is a deep amber. On the nose, very citrusy…

The Tweedale Blend is the resurrection of an old blended Scotch from over 70 years ago. All of the Tweedale blends come from nine single casks (one grain, eight single malts) and blended 50% grain and…

I have just come back from Whitehorse, Yukon after four days attending a small film festival there. I had an absolutely majestic time (I even went dog sledding!), surrounded by snow, forest, mountains…

George Dickel is the only other Tennessee whiskey distillery still in existence. Currently owned by Diageo, it was founded in the 1870s by a Nashville merchant who had immigrated from Germany (guess what…

So Jack stood 5' 2". That's the biggest takeaway I got from the story behind this limited edition of the iconic, ubiquitous JD. There have been seven Master Distillers in the history of this Lynchburg…

Ballechin in the peated expression of Edradour, a Highland distillery that was built in 1825. It proudly advertises itself as Scotland's smallest distillery, producing only 6000 gallons of spirit a year…