All Whisky reviews

This is the new version of Penderyn. Been wanting to try this distillery for a while so I was glad to see it available at a lower price. Still madiera finished, non-chillfiltered and, judging by the…

Knob Creek was the first whiskey I really took a shine to, so I was excited at the prospect of a new version. This single-barrel expression is also aged 9 years and bottled at 120 proof. After adding…

Dominic’s notes:Duhh-de. Duhh- de…. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to The Bowmore…This is Bon Jovi playing Queens of The Stone Age, an X Factor contestant playing stoner rock…all scuzzy,…

So we have recently done a Balvenie tasting pack of five different expressions. thought we would post our notes here.The Founder’s Reserve is first up. This was introduced as one of the standard Balvenie…

the doublewood is the entry level Balvenie. It is a sherry finish (as opposed to the signature, which combines some sherried whisky). It is available in supermarkets and airports and retails around £32…

Like the Founder’s, the Signature is a marriage of bourbon and sherry matured whisky. It is made in small batches and each batch is allowed time to harmonise in a traditional marrying tun. The Balvenie…

I'm a certified Islay nut (this is written by Tony), and rarely venture to the world of Speyside, but The Balvenie single barrel is the whisky the made me first broaden my horizons. The Single Barrel is…

The final dram in our Balvenie tasting is a bit of a treat. This was third in a series of special release port finishes in 1989, 1991 and 1993 that were precursors to the Portwood that is now part of the…

Yet another Bowmore. But then, can you ever have enough? Bow more, I say. This is a 22 Year Old, recently bottled by Malts of Scotland.The nose transports you to the rocky coast of Islay with its typical…

Ledaig (pronoucned ‘ledsjick’) is the peated whisky from Tobermory, the distillery on the Isle of Mull. This sherry cask was put to sleep in 1998 and bottled by Malts of Scotland after 13 years. It is…