All Whisky reviews

Talk about "bang for the buck" whiskey's and it doesn't really get much better than this. Widely available around 30 of your euros if you shop around a little this is one of my all-time favourites and…

This is a 100 proof bottled in bond whisky of unknown age. It sells for around $20 and is an excellent value. I sampled this over a few nights as a first pour. Like most bourbons, it is a beautiful…

About 3 years ago I purchased a bottle of Black Bush after being acquainted with this fine whiskey at a local pub. At the time, I consumed a few drams, without really giving it much attention or appre…

This Magilligan is said to be a Pure Pot Still, meaning it is a distillate of both malted and unmalted barley (although some people claim it is a single malt). It matured on ex-bourbon casks for five…

Cooley hardly needs an introduction. The until recently independent distillery founded by John Teeling in 1987, produces Greenore, Connemara, Tyrconnell and Kilbeggan, as well as a host of blends. In…

Bushmills prominently puts 1608, the date in which it received its license to distil, on its bottles. That is not entirely accurate, though. Bushmills was formerly registered as a distillery in 1794,…

Redbreast is an Irish Pure Pot Still whiskey, meaning the mashbill contains both malted and unmalted barely. It is created at the Old Middleton distillery. The Redbreast 12 Year Old and 15 Year Old are…

I drove to Peterborough last weekend to obtain this hard-to-find-in-Ontario Irish single malt. Was it worth it? Yeah, sure - but good thing it was a nice drive.Cooley's resurrected the Tyrconnell brand…

Nose: Very fresh and fruity. Vanilla and maybe a bits of floral.Taste: Sweet with a hint of spice. Creamy caramel and honey.Finish: Long smooth and warming. The sweetness lingers.

For those wishing to explore the light smoker side of malts, this is a great place to start. Don't be afraid, it's a gem of lightly peated quality that might just encourage you to venture beyond your…