All Whisky reviews

Baker’s is one of four expressions in the Beam—as in Jim Beam—Company’s “Small Batch” line of bourbons, the others being Basil Hayden’s, Booker’s, and Knob Creek. The mash bill is the Jim Beam recipe,…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: An immediate waft of sulphur, as if we'd just walked into a room after someone had a lit a match. Sulphur of course being commonly asso…

Just had this in a nearby bar. First single malt in a while, as I've been sipping bourbon and blends in the last few months. And wow! not at all what I expected.Glenmorangie was for me one of those…

Perhaps some will think yet another review of the Aberlour A’bunadh is unnecessary, but I find there is something about this dram that commands sufficient respect as to warrant it. So here’s my take on…

Nose: Victorian London, all sooty smoke, smoggy, with an assortment of aromas from stale fish and over ripe fruit to cooking fires. Palate: Sweet at first, balanced and easy with gooseberries poached in…

Nose: Creamy, fluffy red apples, some yellow fruit, gentle, sweet and comfortable. Palate: Pear, sweet apples, tinned apricot, very sweet and then sharp and spicy. Vanilla ice cream. Finish: Warm and…

Number 3 of my exploration of the Glenfiddich line.Nose: Ugli gruit, citrus, apples, butterscotch, light peat smoke. A good nose.Palate: Sweeter than the 15 and also richer. Toffee, ginger, nutmeg,…

Rudolf Jelinek Distillery is one of the key market players on the market of Slivovitz (a typical Czech drink), brandy and other spirits such as vodka, liqueur and, since recently whisky. Their whisky has…

This Czech market leader in spirits such as vodka, liqueur and brandy took over production of this Gold Cock (what’s in a name) whisky from the gone-broke- Likerka Dolany distillery in 2007. The ‘Black…

Distillerie Guillon was founded in 1997 by Thierry Guillon, former wine maker. The distillery lies in the Parc de La Montagne de Reims, smack in the middle of the French champagne making region. Guillon…