All Whisky reviews

My first ever review on my first ever cask strength whisky, so this must be taken with a grain of salt. I also do not consider myself an expert taster anyway... So be warned. Yet, I believe this to be…

Elijah Craig is one of Heaven Hill’s numerous whiskey brands. The eponymous Baptist minister Craig is reputed to be the “Father of Bourbon” because, as lore—and the promotional pamphlet accompanying the…

Nose Plums, lemon and liquorice; also almonds; with water the nose becomes 'thicker', butterish and fruityer.Especially the plums!Taste (neat): plums, lemon, liquorice, almonds. Gooseberries? with water…

Nose: rich and rather complex! Fruity, woody and slightly ginger, grapes, citrus, nutmeg and pepper! With water:the first thing I noticed is a sharp nutty smell with a full body and complexity! Taste…

Fred Noe, master distiller at Jim Beam, states that Beam's very recently released Devil's Cut bourbon is a 45% ABV blend of Beam standard mashbill 6 year old bourbon with "barrel-treated extract" bourbon…

Today I'm trying my last 'old' Auchentoshan for now. I don't mean old in age (although this is a very respectful 31-year old), but old in terms of date of distillation. It was distilled on 14th March…

I have this bottle for several months now. I have tasted it initially and was disappointed, so I elected to let is rest for while after 3-4 drams. The air that fills the gap of the missing dram usually…

This is a 1990 vintage limited edition from Ardbeg. There were three releases 2006, 2007 and 2008. Mine is 2008, so 18 years old.Nose: Typical peat from Ardbeg, but with something special. Vanilla ice…

Ah bourbon! It`s what eventually pushed me toward scotch whiskys. Recently, I purchased and tasted more then my fair share of bourbon. Sure the price her in Quebec of bourbon whiskey is far lower then…

This Auchentoshan from 1975 was bottled in 1997 and can still be found for the bargain price of 125 EUR. It has a wonderful bronze color and beads beautifully in the glass. This is a vatting (nowadays…