All Whisky reviews

O how lucky i am. Must thank my local store than Oak Barrel Wine Cellar for hosting the Springbank tasting evening and Premium Scotch Importers for sharing their stock.A privately owned cask is a rare…

This is a cask strength edition of the Longrow 14 year old which has also spend its last 3 years in burgundy red wine casks.this wine maturation has worked beautifully, long enough to change the profile…

This whisky is HUGE! a young unbridled monster from longrow. Finnished in Gaja Barolo wine casks and in total only seven years in maturation it is remarkable to see a whisky of such size and immense…

Another from the fine wood range of Springbank and its siblings (Hazelburn and Longrow), which includes Madiera, Burgundy, Barolo and now the 8 year old Sauternes from Hazelburn. In theory the lighter…

Bowmore's 15 year old in a proper first fill dark sherry cask. Shame that its only bottled at 43% ABV, i think Bowmore could have done a bit better there, but let that not detract from a thoroughly…

Hokuto, a Pure Malt with an ABV of 40%, was produced by Suntory and was first released in 2004. Production was stopped around 2009/2010 and today Hokuto is difficult to find, even in Japan. My sample was…

So this is a BARRELED Manhattan, made with rye whiskey and vermouth. Quick story behind the name: Utah wanted to be 36th and decisive congressional vote to repeal prohibition, and they did. Really nice…

For reference, this is for Batch No. 6, Bottle Bo. 1949, and I paid about $40.00 for this bottle. Had the pleasure of tasting through the whole High West lineup with a distillery rep at Winebow's NYC…

An enjoyable taste of honey, spice and oak. Very smooth finish, no harsh after taste. A great Scotch have someone try for the first time.

Another sample (this is batch #5). This is a vatting of 4 sherry butts, 3 bourbon hogsheads and 2 bourbon barrels from 1991 back to 1966.Nose: This baby is deep and just loaded with a ton of aromas.…