All Whisky reviews

Nose: clean and oaky, with sawn lumber at first. This gradually evolves into an array of fresh fruits: honeydew melon, green banana, pineapple. Light coconut. Fresh, clean, and appealing. Taste: off-dry…

Ah Bulleit - the bourbon that made me sit up and take notice of the spirit after some previously unappealing encounters with that other famous bourbon, er I mean Tennessee whiskey. And I remember it…

My friend Joseph from Taiwan, president of the Connoisseur Society there, regularly selects single casks. This is one from the warehouses of Ian MacLeod: a young Dalmore from 2009 that was bottled at…

Dalmore launched this Pioneer Edition SG50 in 2015 as an hommage to the pioneers who fought for the independence of Singapore – they succeeded in 1965. This means that Singapore was independent for 50…

Years ago Dalmore launched the Cigar Malt, but replaced that around 2009 with this Gran Reserva. By now, that is also discontinued, only to be replaced again by the new Cigar Malt Reserve. Although fans…

Close to Cawdor Castle – famous from Shakespeare’s Macbeth – lies the Brackla distillery, foundedBy Captain William Fraser of Brackla in 1812. Since 1835 she calls herself Royal Brackla after receiving…

After Bruichladdich was sold Mark Reynier moved to Ireland and founded the new Waterford Distillery there. His search for terroir goes one. The first releases sold out immediately, but new bottlings are…

Waterford is the new Irish distillery from Mark Reynier, which we all remember from his years at Bruichladdich. His search for terroir – or Tèireoir as he very cleverly put on the label – continues…

As far as I know this is the first time that Teeling finished its whiskey in an Abafado cask. Abafado is a fortified wine from Portugal, best compared to Pineau De Charentes. Hence, I’m expecting a very…

Teeling recently launched a new NAS-whiskey in their so-called Sommerlier Selection. It matured on bourbon casks before getting another 18 months in Margaux wine casks. This is a wine that can be found…