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Drunk neat.Nose: Vanilla and raisins.Taste: Starts cool and is fairly liquid, not as syrupy as other Canadians I have tasted. Sweet at first (maple syrup-like) but becomes more fruity and slightly spicy…

Drunk neat.Nose: Strong. Vanilla and spices. Nice.Taste: Comes in neither cool nor warm. Slightly sweet, with spices coming in as it warms. There is actually not much going on here.Finish: Big spicy…

Talisker 10 @Day 2, 2012-01-12This review is for a bottle from circa 2005, opened January 10th 2012. First Talisker experience (which shows how long of a whisky journey I have ahead of me). Don't ask why…

Akashi single malt whisky is produced by the White Oak distillery that is run by the sake and shochu maker Eigashima. Based on the information available on their website Eigashima received the license…

I recently picked up a bottle of a whisky that had me very excited. It was a distillery that I'd tried before and absolutely loved. A distillery that my wife loved.That distillery is Hellyer's Road in…

Just trying to fix my review so the distillery name would be evident as opposed to a review of peated whisky.I recently picked up a bottle of a whisky that had me very excited. It was a distillery that…

This is a review of Early Times Whiskey, and not the recently introduced Early Times 354 Bourbon Whiskey. Early Times Whiskey is not a bourbon because it is aged in a combination of USED and new oak…

This new whisky is quite similar to their standard Barrel Select bottle, but at a higher strength with little to no sherry influence. The result is a whisky which displays firm aromas of dark spice,…

This new expression from Alberta Premium competes with Crown Royal Black in the higher-proof, extra-coloured Canadian whisky category. The label states that it uses some small pot-distilled rye in the…

Nose: Intense, immediate rich grapes, raisins, and cinnamon. This is a younger, sherry whisky indeed. 21/25Taste: Creamy, coffee, treacle, intense raisins, cocoa, vanilla, and lovely spice. 22/25Finish…