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So this is another lengthy, time-lapse review. According to the internet, this is the breakdown of barrels for this particular batch of Booker's:* 4% from the 5th floor of 7-story warehouse ONE* 6% from…

Alas, this review is a wee bit rushed as I have to be somewhere, but thought I would squeeze it in on this lovely afternoon. It is Corby's third annual release of their Lot 40 Cask Strength, encompassing…

I picked up this bottle a few years ago and had it laying around, not really sure when to open it. During the Xmas holidays of 2019 into 2020 I popped it open finally. Expecting the same experience (or…

We are very proud that MMM – Mark & Manny’s Malts – has been able to secure a collaboration for 2020 with the very talented artist Nathalie Pien. When we saw a few of her paintings at an exposition, we…

When someone talks about triple-distilled whisky, Ireland usually comes to mind. If you specifiy triple-distilled single malt scotch, someone might name Auchentoshan or the silent (but soon to be revived…

This single grain of the Belgian distillery Braeckman matured for 12 years and was drawn from a single barrel. The ABV makes me gasp for breath already. 66.1% ABV? Oh, my!The nose is honeysweet on grain…

The 10 Year Old Single Grain from Braeckman is released in 50cl bottles at 46%, but they have just released a single barrel that got a finish of 10 months on an oloroso sherry cask and bottled at a…

Apart from the single grain, of which Braeckman has a few out there, the Belgian distillery also launched a 10 years old single malt that matured on a first fill bourbon barrel. I tried it at a festival…

In 2017 Dirk Verleysen, owner of whiskyshop Dram 242, launched the Braeckman Single Grain. It was a 9 years old single barrel that impressed immediately. When the distillery celebrated their 100th ann…

I confess, the official releases from the Speyside Distillery (be it the new Spey releases or the old Speyside releases) are not much to my liking. But sometimes you can find a hidden gem in the wareh…