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And the final Hanyu from tonight's line-up!Nose: Engaging and surprising. Immediately on apricots, honey, vanilla, and licorice. The varnish note is almost plastic, but it's all good here. Almost a touch…

I actually had the second half of my sample bottle last night after all the Hanyu. The first half was very good, though a bit unexpected with lots of ginger and chili. I realized that my palate was just…

Brought up warm memories of sitting by the fireside with cozy cedar smoke. Nose is smokey and peat as expected from a good islay malt. Hint of toffee and butterscotch. Palate is woody. Again the strong…

Well, this St. Andrews' dram is a wee on the wild side, and unpredictable to boot, but not overtly striking enough to send me back to the store for another bottle after this one is gone.Draping my tongue…

I first tasted this whiskey at The Sweet Hereafter in Southeast Portland Oregon. It was so delicious that I just had to buy a bottle. In fact, my girlfriend believed the bartender when he told us that…

Auchroisk – pronounce o-thrusk – is a rather unknown distillery in Speyside, founded in 1974. She produces predominantly for blends such as J&B and Johnnie Walker. You will not find Auchroisk as a single…

I tried this Auchroisk, selected by Bert Bruyneel, for the first time during our annual whisky dinner and after that poured it myself a tasting I hosted, but so far I have not made any notes. Time to…

The independent bottler Signatory has quite a few Auchroisk in its portfolio, primarily from 1979. This is one of those from that well known Cask Strength Collection. It is a sherry butt that was filled…

It's a decent whisky but I've tasted better whiskies for this price (+- €45). Definitely worth tasting but I wouldn't buy a 2nd bottle.

My wife bought me this sexy little whisky calender for Christmas. It came from Master of Malt and was a sample pack of 24 different whiskies, blends, bourbons, single malts, Islay, Highland, Speyside,…