All Whisky reviews

Nose: Considering the description "heavily peated whisky", I was pleasantly surprised not to be overwhelmed with peat. But the nose is distinctly of smoke and everything else it can conjure-- rubber and…

So much character! I can almost taste it before I even poor a dram. I was almost hesitant on trying this as I thought Ardbeg was going to be the peak of standard Islay malt. I was wrong, you can taste…

The Glen Elgin distillery is located in the heart of Speyside and was founded in 1898, the last distillery to be built during the boom years of Scottish whisky in the 1890ies. Today Glen Elgin is part…

Many thanks to @cpstecroix for a sample of the 2012 George T. Stagg from the limited Ontario release, which preceded the 2012 USA release by four monthsNose: unbelievable, probably the best bourbon nose…

Why another Laphroaig 10 review? There are some perspectives that I consider important, which are sometimes overlooked. Most reviews give a 'snapshot in time' look at a whisky, either from a new bottle…

Thanks to @MarsViolet for my review sample of Laphroaig Cask Strength, batch # 003, @ 55.3% ABV. The bottle was opened August 5, 2012Nose: moderate smoke and peat, malty and briney with gusto, a little…

Nose: Lemon pie , sweet thick malty background. Sponge cake, like my mom used to make when I was little (and continues to make today).Vanilla, spice, herbal icing as in grassy ice cream. Green tea and…

Nose: Very fruity and summery as in exotic fruit. Ripe melon, pear, fig, lemony outline too. Honey liquor and grassy and flower petals. waxy ? a bit. One can expect that from a Clynelish, right?Palate…

Nose: mmm. We’re not in Kansas anymore! Brine, and some dirty peat and wine cask effect here. Getting fruity with cocoa powder in abundance as well as strawberry and cherries . A real Bon Bon candy with…

Moving back in time to the remains of my Bladnoch bottle share samples. This time we’re dealing with Cambus (Camb-what?! you ask?), So, yeah. Cambus WAS a grain distillery located in the lowlands and was…