Scotch Whisky reviews

I'll do something a little bit different here, but only since I'm sure this may be the most important review ever posted. Of course, I'd love to hear comments about its significance! Anyway, due to the…

I’m a bit green when it comes to Glenmo’s special releases. I love the Sonnalta, but I haven’t tried much else. I’ve had my heart set on a few of them over the years, but because of price and/or avail…

Nose - It's reserved. Soft apple, vanilla, and creamy butter. Fruity creaminess. Can't put my finger on it. The closest I can come up with is banana flavoring that you find in certain foods. Palate -…

Today we have a bottle from Mast of Malt's Single Cask Series, all of which are cask strength, non-coloured and non-chill-filtered. This refill sherry hogshead was laid down on June 13 1996 and bottled…

I will end my little line up of Compass Box with one that appeared several years ago. When the Scotch Whisky Association decided that the term Vatted Malt would become illegal as of 23 November 2011 (to…

I reviewed this whisky back in March 2012, so I'm re-posting it below. Tasting it again now, I don't like it as even as much as I did then (I only gave it a 78). I'm getting a fair amount of sulphur in…

When I visited Chicago about ten years ago, I did not visit Mike Miller’s legendary bar Delilah’s. This punk rock whisky bar celebrated its 20th anniversary on the 29th of August 2013. In collaboration…

The newest star at the Compass Box firmament is this blend The General, offered in a nice perspex box. Very retro. This piece of art is composed of two old blends, which each were created decades ago…