All Whisky reviews

I've been drawn to heavy, guitar-driven music as long as I can remember. From Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Pantera, and even AC/DC, louder was always better when I was learning to play. Looking back…

I had been no less than 4 years since I last tried the Balvenie Tun 1509. I thought that was great. By now even the 6th batch has been released. But allow me to try the second one. The tun 1509 is four…

The Balvenie Thirty, the 30 years old from this well-known Speyside distillery, was launched in 2014. I had the fortune of trying this at the whisky festival in Ghent. The label proudly claims ‘Tradit…

Balvenie has some 40 different single casks of their 25 years old on the market. I was fortunate to try single barrel #3160 that was bottled at 47.8%. It says Traditional Oak, which is Balvenie-speak for…

I have limited experience with Irish whiskey. It’s probably because many commonly available expressions are bottled at 40% and I tend to reach for something with a higher ABV. Lately I’ve started to…

This won’t be a long review. Let me say upfront that this whisky was a disappointment. I have tremendous respect for Dr Don Livermore and for Lanny McDonald, but this is a pretty weak offering. It got…

It is hitting the 90s in Tennessee now, so I went to grab a nice gose for doing yardwork. I saw this sitting on the shelf for $15. They had me once I read 'non-chill filtered.' This is Jim Beam Repeal…

Yes, I'm still trying to complete this series....I mean, it's only June 2019...Not much to say about this one - it's 35 year old corn whisky bottled at 50%. Simple, right?The colour is a medium-dark…

I have an active imagination. I often end up thinking about stupid fantasies.How would I fortify my house in the event of a zombie apocalypse?So I'm watching one of my favourite films John Carpenter's…

This is a limited edition that was released by Kavalan especially for the Taiwanese WhiskyClub.co, presided by my good friend Joseph Wang. I have him to thank for the bottle. It got a very special label…