All Whisky reviews

After reading good reviews, I was looking forward to this bottle. I thought surely being un-chill filtered and bottled at 48% abv, and coming from a reputable distillery, would make for a happy experi…

As I continue branching myself out into American whiskies, I was looking for decent, affordable bottles. As I did some research, bottled in bond whiskies have stricter standards than standard bourbons…

Recently I do like peaty drams. I mean I do like very peaty drams. This is an extremely peaty dram. You'd better skip this review if you are fond of The Famous Grouse. This dram is not delicate. It is…

This is an abridged version of a review from my blogWhen I read that Don Livermore, Master Distiller at J.P. Wiser's had a Ph.D. in Distilling, (likely on this very site), I had to investigate further…

After production at the new Glengyle distillery began in 2004, the company released a number of "work-in-progress" (WIP) bottlings, starting with the 1st release in 2009 and ending with the two 7th…

Nose: Wow! What more can I say...this really jumps out of the glass. I get the impression of a cinnamon-scented beeswax candle. Also hints of raisin, dill, maybe dried apple. It is sweet, herbal,…

Nose: quite fresh, very fruity. Apple, certainly some pear. Almost like a very young malt whisky. The oak is extremely light but shows up in the vanilla flavour which melds nicely with the fruit. …

Double matured in port casks and it shows - unlike my underwhelming experience with the Ardmore 12. Really enjoyed this one.Aroma - mild dried fruits from the port cask, mild smoke, mild savoury tones…

Double cask matured in American white oak bourbon barrels and half port pipes. Twelve year old..Firstly, the colour on this one is very delicate - mild ruby tones. It looks interesting.Aroma - full and…

W. H. Harrison bourbon claims to be the only true bourbon out of Indianna. Given that it is very likely distilled at MGP this seems like a misleading statement.The Governor's Reserve is a high rye…