All Whisky reviews

Lots of summer and Autumn fruits, such as apples and grapes, with a great bit of straw and leather come through on the nose. The taste is surprisingly clean sweet and fruity. Where the finish has a…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: A huge explosion of fruit, with raspberry, pineapple and banana flying out in all directions from the wet lawn and soil below, before…

A member of the family picked up a bottle of this for my birthday. I've been anxious to try it as it's not available in the states (or widely released either). I believe Diageo will be releasing it…

I got this for Christmas in 2009 and slowly drank half of it over the past year. It did not strike me as particularly remarkable, unfortunately. In preparation for writing a review, I have been sampling…

Think of chewing a handful of pencil shavings with marshmallow. That's what it tastes like. I was unlucky to buy a bottle of this stuff and tried really hard to get my money's worth. No joy. Having tried…

I've had regular Crown and was pleasantly surprised by it. This is adds a few sweeter and spicy notes, perhaps evidence of ex-sherry casks. I largely prefer scotch to any other whisky, but when it comes…

Nose: fresh vanilla beans, toasted cerealPalate: Fresh fruit, tannin, slight peat and smoke coming through with a bit of spiceFinish: slightly oily texture, very long lasting, spice soon turns to a sweet…

I had tried a few readily available Highland and Speyside malts before this one. The prompt to buy and try was sparked by overwhelming reviews I had read of this bottling, so even though I had never…

Nose: Massive Peat, Tons of smoke, Tar, Lemon sherbet, Soot, Sea spray, smoked bacon.. ISLAY spelled out in big bold 72 point letters. It kicks you ,it makes you smile. I like those young Islays, and…

It's snowing here as a write this and looking out at the drifts I think this is the perfect expression for the season. It has all the elements of late fall/early winter: warmth, smokiness, and just a…