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I tell people newer to whicky than me that the most controversial scotch whisky, and maybe whisky in general, is Laphroaig. Few exist between the extremes on love/hate continuum - you either dismiss it…

You wouldn't think you would want a Laphroaig on a warm spring day like today - but since they are my personal favourite (so this review is biased!) I couldn't resist. Elements of Islay is an independent…

Drunk neat.Before I start, I'd like to thank Québec Whisky for the heads-up about the availability of this whisky in Québec. Nose: The oak is strong here, with vanilla and toasted oak arriving first,…

Arran is a relatively new distillery, founded in 1993. Besides its single malts, it also crafts the Robert Burns blends (his birthplace, Alloway, lies across the water), which I've never tried. I believe…

Wow, this is it. My first sip of the long awaited Mackmyra. Yes, I have been waiting for a long time to taste this whisky. The color is light yellow like straw. This is a very soft whisky, seems very…

The Balvenie Signature was crafted to celebrate the forty-fifth year in the industry of their master blender, David Stewart. The bottle alone is pleasingly monumental, with a sturdy form that pours more…

The third installment of Colonel E H Taylor Bourbon is, like Glenfiddich's Snow Phoenix, named for the survival of whisk(e)y after a natural weather event. The April 2, 2006 storm which wrecked Buffalo…

Nose: Vanilla, honey, sweet matiness, banana.Some spices and corn flakes. with a little time in the glass it gets grassy. vegetal. Palate: Sweet honey, then transformed to a bit of bitterness, and malty…

Nose: Sweet stuff, raisins, golden syrup, rich and fruity, with apples. (red) , spices, a bit of cinnamon bark, woodier also. also some lime edge,lime pie lime tart kind of. Palate: Sweet ‘N spicy with…

Nose: Banana, some wood varnish , Acetone, also some grassy stuff going on here. it’s less sweet than the Tyrconell ,some bourbon notes, also a lot of vanilla. not surprising . Palate: Vanilla fudge,…