All Whisky reviews

Spice Tree @Day 0, 2012-04-02I was fortunate enough to try a dram of this whilst visiting Baranow's Lounge in Melbourne around Easter this year (2012). I won't go into details of the cask / maturation…

Amrut 2008 batch #8 @Day 0, 2012-05-24A 3cl sample bottle from Whisky Online, my first Amrut.Nose: Amaretto, coconut cream, maple syrup, custard, vanilla bean, roasted cashews, fudge, meringue, cream…

I have had this bottle open for a year now and just got back to it. With only half the bottle left it has improved from the time I first opened it. I know it has because I finished the second half rel…

Having always enjoyed the occasional dram, about a year ago I began to broaden my horizons and investigate the varied delights of this mysterious golden liquid called Whisky. With roughly a year's worth…

West coast Swedes are more Danish than Swedish - louder, more opinionated, and friendlier. You need to take the ferry from Landskrona the 30 minutes to the fantastic, relaxing, tranquill and beautiful…

A long time passed since the last OP I reviewed (almost exactly the same time last year) the Row to the pole. And here is another Duty free only OP, this time named after another wick ship: the WK 217…

Ardbeg is one of the most hyped distilleries of Scotland, but not completely unwarrented. They have launched many great whiskies so far. The anticipation for this new Ardbeg Galileo reached new heights…

During my recent trip to Helvetica, our local whisky bar, my wife, my brother and sister in law and myself all got a chance to try the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye.It was nothing short of brilliant.How…

A young Ileach on a sherry cask. It remains a challenge to me. This is a 10 Year Old Bunna, marketed by the Meadowside Blending Company under their Maltman label. Some may find the title of this review…

One of the many series by Gordon & Macphail, the known bottler from Elgin, is the Rare Old. This 31 Year Old Bunna from 1967 was bottled about 14 years ago.The nose is surprisingly soft and fruity. I am…