All Whisky reviews

I am sure you remember the story behind this Phoenix. In a nutshell: in january 2010 the roof of several warehouses collapsed and the distillery crew swears they saw the shape of a bird in the light that…

Bowmore's Tempest range is an annual small batch release of 10 year old malt and is non-chill filtered. This particular bottle is Batch No. 3. The packaging says it is like "straight out of a first fill…

I've always wanted to try this blend - reading about the flavour profile, it sounds like something I'd like. And the packaging is very cool! Indeed - I was not disappointed. This Scotch blend, produced…

The distiller is Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard), Dublin, Ireland. They were originally founded in 1791. The John Powers Gold Label is pale gold in color that starts with a warming taste and a feinty…

Batch No: B-90-001Nose: bakery smells of different fresh breads, oily and buttery, hints of fruit peel oils, hints of nuts (almond and hazelnuts), strong vinilla and oak, very sharp and crisp.Palate:…

Nose: quite zesty and fruity, oak, background hints of vinilla and corn, hint of nuts (kind of like a scroggin mix), hint of spice, after some time at nosing it becomes a bit more buttery.Palate: for a…

In order to get some sample bottles I purchased five well known bottom to mid shelf whisky samples. Those being Jim Beam White Label, Jack Daniels #7, Chivas Regal 12 yr old and Johnnie Walker Red and…

This particular Mortlach was distilled on 15 October 1987 and was bottled by Mackillop's at cask strength from cask number 3689 in April 2011.The nose is beautiful with notes of dark chocolate, toffee…

Rich amber with a very red tinge. First nosing is sherry wood with maybe a hint of ocean like a traditional Pulteney. Sherry comes through strongly on the palate, but maintains the salty tang of of sea…

I need sample bottles, badly, for a whisky swap with my friend Systemdown. Now I'd scored three of them when I purchased the Auchentoshan sample set, but I needed more.But where was I to get them? Then…