All Whisky reviews

Brora is the stuff of legend, certainly older Brora. This 20 Year Old was bottled by Diageo in their last, often praised and by now almost unaffordable, Rare Malts Selection in 2003.The nose is surpri…

The Brora 30 Year Old has appeared yearly since 2002, always at cask strength. The first 9 release (I already tried the 8th about a year ago) were always 30 years old, but the 10th is a 32 Year Old and…

When I hosted a tasting at a local retailer last summer, the sympathetic owner gave me a 10cl sample of this stuff: the Bora 32 Year Old. It is a very expensive, but highly coveted bottle, this 10th…

At 90.00 US, this was about 100.00 less than the regular 18YO. Label says 18 years in oak barrels, so I assume no sherry influence here, perhaps more in common with the Fine Oak series.Aroma is all fresh…

I had high hopes for this. After enjoying the Confederation Oak Reserve, and reading the accolades and tasting notes I was expecting the port version of a Sherry Bomb.Forty Creek continues to put out…

After reading all of the glowing reviews, and seeing it had a comfortable $50.00 price point, I decided to give this a go. And am I ever glad I did. Not because it is a new favorite...It is not. But…

If this Whisky had a craft presentation it would score in the 90s. It has a wonderful nose, warm, spicy, with caramel and vanilla.Taste is a little dilute, but warm and caramel, with the vanilla in the…

Being my first whisky review, it's taken a lot of guts to drag myself out of the "casual" ditch to finally submit my notes on a dram. I am relatively new to the world of single malts (only about five…

This whisky is hard to get to like. I tried, not happen. The nose was fruity like apples and lemons. The taste was wooden tannic with a short uneventful finish.

This is the second Bourbon I've tried and let me say that I'm impressed. It's a well rounded Bourbon and at the price, simply cannot be beat! It's outstanding!Nose: The nose on this Bourbon is intense…