All Whisky reviews

Blanton’s Original Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon is made for Age International by the Buffalo Trace distillery, from their high rye mash bill. I have previously reviewed two other bourbons…

Nose: lots of charred wood. Soem sweetness but also something sharp and bitter. Taste: rather rough on its own; ice softens the delivery, bringing out creamy, almost malty flavours.Finish: nothing spe…

I have had the dimple 15yo quite a few times and quite enjoy it so i wanted to get a bottle for my dad for fathers day last year but was a little short on cash that day so i got him the 12yo instead.Last…

Nose: A very sweet and gentle nose. Almost no alcohol burn from this dram. Right away you get freshly cut pears, followed by hints of green apple. These two aromas are what predominate this dram throu…

As the label claims, this Aberlour was finished on specially selected sherry cast, after the initial maturation period on traditional bourbon casks.The nose is warm, sweet and dark. Some raisins, tang…

Besides the Cooley I just tried, Thosop also released a Speysider. This Aberlour is no less than 27 years old. Hence it will take a 140 EUR bite out of your whisky budget.The nose is creamy and very…

When I got a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12yo I was really thrilled with it's name and really wanted to like the whisky.Just after I opened the bottle the nose was very nice and complex. I could get sea salt…

Cooley is the Irish distillery were classics such as Locke’s, Tyrconnel, Greenore, Kilbeggan and the peated Connemara are distilled. Thosop is the label of ex-Malt Maniac Luc Timmermans, currently run…

I like my wines. Maybe not as much as single malts but I'm quite happy swirling a glass or two of red the odd evening. And so the prospect of trying out a single malt aged in Amarone wine casks was quite…

Talisker is one of my favorite distilleries and the ten year old is literally one of the reasons why.The smooth nose on this island malt is a thing of beauty. Light, fresh and delicate it first permeates…