All Whisky reviews

Talisker 18 Year Old was launched in 2004 and is currently not easy to find. I has a lot in common with the classic 10 Year Old, but is so much more subtle. Less in your face and rounder, calmer, but no…

The boys of The Nectar, a Belgian bottler, put a couple of whiskies on the market icognito – without mentioning the distillery on the label – under the well chosen name ‘Undercover’. Their Number 2 only…

The 57° North obviously refers to the latitude of the distillery on Skye and is the only Talisker available at cask strength (57%, doh!). While it has no age statement, we do know that it matured on…

Five years ago i would not touch a single whisky. I did not like whiskies, and my memory of whiskies back than were of low quality blends, which did not attract me. When i was offered a dram I would say…

Nose: malt and spice , cinnamon, wood and thick honey syrup. Sexy. Hints of “silane ” and dates in addition to nuts and cocoa powder. Palate : sweet stuff. Great sherry style shining through. Tannins are…

Nose: rich malty backbone with more wood than the 12 year olds. Wood polish , vanilla , orange peel. Palate: thick malty , honeycomb body. Oily, the wood is quite big here. Bitter nuts, oak resin. Finish…

Nose: Some sherry notes,sweet and chewy,Cherries and vanilla, and some biscuits. On the sweeter side, and very nice.Palate: Sweet with an alcohol kick on the start, malty, and very dough like, some wood…

Nose: Heavy stuff, very winey and tannins running like mad, then some old dusty books. weird.Palate: Sweet, fruity, tannic, with a lot of apricot. Water does not become of it.Finish: Short and sweet. A…

Nose: Not so sweet as i was expecting, some turnips, cocoa powder and cranberries.Palate: Full of tannins, this one, raging tannins. a bit on the bitter side, and ending on bitter chocolate.Finish:…

Nose: Very sweet nose, a bit more woody and must than the previous two. With water: quite a bit of cinnamon emerges. which is nice.Palate: Spicy, sugary with a lot of dried fruit and cinnamon.Finish:…