All Whisky reviews

I had heard great reports from a work colleague on HP 12 and decided to buy for Christmas as a treat.I am new to single malt whisky and can say this HP12 is a beautiful tasting dram and I was not disa…

On the nose: a wonderful fruity sweet apples and a little smokey toffee with a sherry presence.Palate : Spices (peppery), toffee apples and choccolate orangeFinish : Spices continue and honey comes in…

Nose; Mild sherry, chocolate orange, very sweet.Palate; spicey stewed fruits, coffee, nutty dark chocolateFinish; cherry, smokey coffee and a long lasting salty taste leaving you wanting more....

Talisker Distillers Edition (Distilled 2000, bottled 2011)Talisker whiskey is created beside Loch Harport, in the “…jagged shadow of the Cullin range, on the Isle of Skye.” (from the Talisker website)…

Fantastic explosion of caramels,toffee and sherry. With a lasting finish. The best value 21 year old on the market in my eyes. The 25 is a better bottle but at twice the price..... given a choice a 25…

Apparently this 15yo bottling by Tobermory is a fairly new addition to their range, since it has not been mentioned too often yet in books / articles. I can't remember really why I ended up buying this…

This is the second Whisky i currently have in my collection (small i know).Firstly this has the standard Famous Grouse blend in it but with some other peat based malt added in. This creates in my opinion…

I wanted to give a few offerings from Hanyu - another closed, though well-reputed - Japanese distillery, and managed to score a few sample size bottles of the stuff. Huzzah! This was a multi-hour vert…

The name of the bottling is quite the mouthful: Nectar of the Daily Dram, 'Red Oak Heads,' Cask 377.Nose: Rather elegant and 'orange,' with a bit of oaky varnish. Surprisingly mute here, though elements…

Another Hanyu, this from a Sherry Butt, and another 'Noh' bottling- and poor review titles aside...Nose: Rich and a bit woody, it's the ash influence. Apple (red and a few green), sandalwood. Then it…