All Whisky reviews

This review isn't going to focus on the particular flavours or aromas of Ardbeg. No. This is more than that, this is about how a great whisky can make you feel....To add some context, yesterday I had a…

Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd., a family company owned by the Kulsveens, is currently bottling and marketing bourbon and rye whiskeys procured from other distillers. KBD brands include the Johnny Drum…

This malt is young and it makes no big effort to hide it. It's untaimed, peppery with a huge measure of salt, liquorice, tang, peat and smoked bacon. But somewhere in all of that you can also fint a…

In advance of my Quaich dinner tomorrow night (with Jim McEwan introducing some Bruichladdich expressions), I'm reviewing the 18 Year Old that I brought to the tasting that @victor and @dramlette arra…

I received the Aberlour 18 and was delighted right off - but within 30 minutes was stunned with some of the most tasty complex scotch I have experienced. OK, that isn't saying very much since I have…

This expression is very smooth and long lasting on the palette. This will now become a staple in my whisky cabinet.

My daughter and I had a fantastic Family Day weekend with my parents (and my brother and his family came by as well), we all went skating, had some great meals and, of course, drank like hell; always an…

Nose: Fresh nose on this. Crisp candied apple, honeydew melon, rainwater and a bit of cedar.Taste: The tagline for this whisky is "The Gentle Spirit" and with good reason. Smooth, measured arrival. No…

This is truly a whisky that stands out. If memory serves me, it is a bit like the old Bunnahabhain 12 year old. You sort of think that the peat is just about to make its appearance, but it never does…

Once again the world's most experimentally daring distillery conjures up glorious magic in a bottle. The Amrut Intermediate Sherry has been matured in bourbon casks first, shifted to Jerez sherry casks…