All Whisky reviews

Well, this is quite an interesting animal indeed. Seven year old “single grain” whisky, sourced from an undisclosed distillery on the shores of Georgian Bay, and aged primarily in ex-bourban American…

Ask many whisky drinkers how they feel about Canadian whisky and many don't have a good opinion of it, there are many reasons why but they all boil down to the same conclusion. There is just too much,…

Stalk & Barrel whisky is made at the Still Waters Distillery in Concord Ontario. Started back in 2008 what might seem like the dark ages now that there so called "craft" distilleries are opening in every…

The review sample comes courtesy of @Rianc who kindly donated it to me.Despite the high strength I'm having this neat.NoseA clean nose. White pepper, chardonnay, briny and coastal.PalateNot a massive…

This is the 2017 edition of the cask strength Lagavulin 12-year old, a regular feature of Diageo’s yearly special releases.The nose is malty, phenolic and lightly sooty. Notes of brine and cardboard come…

This is the Lot no.40 12 Year Old Cask Strength Rye from the 2017 Northern Border Collection Rare Releases. The standard Lot no.40 should be a staple of any serious rye lover's whisky cabinet. This was…

I received this sample from @fiddich1980 and tasted it on two separate occasions. The first tasting was done blind (those of us who participated posted our impressions in the “Blind Tastings” thread);…

Black Nikka is a very popular Japanese blended whisky. This limited edition was bottled in 2016 to commemorate its 60th anniversary. It contains malt and grain whisky from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distill…

Bottle has been open about 3 months. About a quarter left.This is a very pale whisky. Natural colour. No chill filtration and bottled at 46%. So all the good stuff.NoseQuite solventy. Cut grass. A bit…

I have been a fan of Mortlach ever since I tried my first independent bottling a number of years ago. Later on, the 16-year old Flora & Fauna bottling became one of my staple malts. Which is why I was…