All Whisky reviews

Color is a deep amber, but this is the natural color. Very long, thin legs. The nose is rich in toffee and raisons and baked fruits, maybe apples and pears straight out the oven, but just a little of the…

My wife purchased an extremely awesome Christmas present for me this year. A calender. A very special calender. A calender made of whiskies!Entry level whiskies, old whiskies, cask strength whiskies,…

The Nikka whisky is produced in two distilleries: Yoichi and Miyagikyo. Contrary to Scottish tradition, blends in Japan are composed of the whiskies produced by own distilleries, not different distill…

The Nikka Pure Malt Black is a peaty Japanese whisky produced from predominantly Yoichi malt with some Islay malt in the mix. The Pure Malt should actually be called a blended malt, but let us be honest…

The Nikka Pure Malt White is a peaty Japanese whisky composed of Islay malt, mostly. Surely this is provided by the Port Ellen Maltings, no?The nose is a lot less sweet and offers the peat the spotlight…

I have met Jürgen Vromans a couple of time, always a helping hand at whisky festivals. Perhaps that is where he discovered his love for independent bottlers? So he started doing it himself. He just…

The Whisky Mercenary – aka Jürgen Vromans – bottled a 15 year old Clynelish from 1997. I know from experience that Clynelish 1997 is the good stuff. Remember the wonderful Clynelish 1997 from The Whis…

I first tried this at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Leuven (B), when Jürgen offered me a sample. It was great. So I was very happy that the Whisky Mercenary decided to send me sample of all of his…

Here it is, the newest bottling from The Whisky Mercenary. And while he played it safe with the release of a Bowmore, Clynelish and Bunnahabhain to conquer his place on the market of independent bottlers…

Nose: Starting very fruity and beguiling with notes of exotic fruit salad : pineapple, papaya , Lychee in sweet sugary nectar , Vanilla pods. A touch of Granny Smith apple peel, Muscovado sugar, wood…