All Whisky reviews

The marketing of new make spirit has become more than just a trend. Numerous distilleries have followed the example that was launched about two years ago by Glenglassaugh. You can now buy spirit from…

Verging on colourless, transparent. Nose is lightly peaty (by comparison to a native southern coast Islay), very salty seaweed. Flavour is barely peaty, with some alcohol and unripe appley fruit flavours…

Colour is very light golden from the greater percentage of bourbon cask mix-in (4). Nose of forest fire and wet ash, touch of Alcolado Glacial. First flavour is lightly fruity, but moves quickly to…

Colour is very light straw. Nose is vaguely birthday cake and yeast. Body is smooth and moderately rich. Touch of wood (for being 20 years old), soft and peachy, finishing mildly salty.

Nose is musty and astringent. A noseful, obscure touch of rancio and blue cheese flavour. Burns the tongue at first touch. The flavour turns to a touch of bacon and more sherry sweetness. Lasts a long…

This Family Cask bottling was matured in a refill sherry puncheon, producing 521 bottles.Nose: There is light sherry influence of the dried fruits variety, but it is somewhat muted. Rising above the…

Connemara is one of two Cooley-owned brands of single malt Irish whiskeys (the other being The Tyrconnell). Unlike The Tyrconnell—or most other Irish whiskeys, for that matter—Connemara is peated. This…

Nose is somewhat soapy and muted. Some sherried spicy character. Flavour is light and smooth (balanced) with a touch of caramel.

Colour is very light, but somewhat bright yellow. Nose is all alcohol. First flavour is a touch of spicy but becomes quite rough and mineral-y at the back of the throat.

Colour is ridiculously dark for a young scotch (assume longer time, or fresher sherry cask). Nose still shows alcohol like the Hazelburn, but with a touch more spicy. Finish is a rich creme brulee, leggy…