Scotch Whisky reviews

Whivie – Whisky Voor Iedereen, which is Dutch for ‘whisky is for everyone’ – is my personal whisky blog and it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Obviously this is something I cannot let pass without…

Ever since trying the lackluster Superstition, I've been a little wary of Jura. But I couldn't resist this cute little 200ml bottle at a fairly reasonable price at the Banff liquor store (the idea being…

I recently purchased a bottle of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old and I was going to open it when I found a sample I'd completely forgotten about. This sample is from a 2016 bottling of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old…

So back in May, the first four Game of Thrones malts showed up at the LCBO (Cardhu, Lagavulin, Dalwhinnie and Glendullan) in fair enough quantities that I was able to pick up two of each without too much…

In 1964 Inver House Distillers built a grain distillery on the industrial estate Moffat at Airdrie, some 20 kilometers east of Glasgow. The grain whisky would be called Garnheath. But like at many grain…

Brora, having been founded in 1819, celebrates its 200th anniversary. In style, mind you, and even that is an understatement. They released 1819 bottles of a Brora 40 Year Old 1978 in a box that will…

The John Walker is a blend in the category ‘super deluxe’. For the meagre sum (sarcasm, anyone?) of 2.600 EUR you will get a unique blend in a Baccarat crystal decanter with a 24 carat guilded neck in…

There are different batches of this ‘royal’ blend from Johnnie Walker, but I was lucky enough to get my hands on a sample from the very first release. This blend is a tribute to the Royal Warrant that…

Admit it, Glenury Royal sounds a lot less impressive than Brora or Port Ellen, but that did not stop Jim Beveridge to create a third expression in the so-called Ghost & Rare series. The Highlander Gle…

The second new Game of Thrones release, launched next to A song of Ice, is this A Song of Fire with the House Targaryen dragon on the label. It has a slightly higher ABV and the heart consists of Caol…