All Whisky reviews

The “Revival” expression marks the renaissance—literally—of the GlenDronach distillery. A Speyside distillery, GlenDronach was “mothballed” in 2000, but resumed production in 2002. Ownership changed…

I hadn't even heard of Black Bottle prior to seeing it featured in connosr.com's beginner's whisky cabinet article, but boy I'm glad it was there. I had to do a little searching to find it in Kansas City…

I have quickly become a big fan of Black Bottle and was interested in trying the main offering from its largest component. This is not your common Islay.Nose: Raisin, Nail polish, Vanilla, Old lady's…

This is my first sampling into the Glenfarclas line. Guess I'll work my way up from the bottom.Nose: Lots of Sherry, Pear, and cereals - Barley and Malt. A very pleasant nose.Palate: Christmas spices …

This is the first independent bottling that I have tried, and if this experience is any indicator, I look forward to sampling many more in the future. This is a Signatory Vintage bottling coming from a…

The Nadurra is The Glenlivet's craft whisky offering. It is non-chill filtered, bottled at cask strength and created in smaller batches. This review is for Batch 0309H bottled in March 2009.Nose: Red…

Exceptional about this whisky is the fact that it isn’t finised after the usual maturation on bourbon or sherry casks… no, this one got the full maturation on port bodega butts, where previously port had…

Since the first day, this scotch is consistently my favorite.Tonight, while the girlfriend is a thousand km away, I tried a risky combo by combining it with the excellent 2002 album by Sigur Ros named…

Edradour is, since 2002, very well known for its releases of finishes and single casks (while before, most of their outturn went into blends) as well as the heavily peated expressions under the name of…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Butterscotch and lemon drizzle cake, bathing gently in a pool of creamy butter, all co-existing in a rich harmony as the grains and malt…