All Whisky reviews

At the time of writing this review, I am the only member of this site to have a bottle of this wonderful whisky in their cabinet. Part of me actually feels quite proud of that! I was lucky enough to be…

This is the third of the three drams my wife and newborn daughter purchased for my first fathers day. I've slowly worked my way through the Glengoyne and then this dram this evening, writing notes as I…

This 36 year old Glenury Royal was part of the Diageo Special Releases of 2005. Only 2100 bottles were made available at around € 600. It seems it has never been a great seller because recently they were…

Nose: a classic bourbon matured profile with truckloads of honey and some lovely fruits (melon, apricot, ripe banana, papaya). Big big vanilla (coming close to actual bourbon at times) and hints of…

I'm going to to out on a limb and say that this is the best blended scotch for it's price.I paid $32.00 Cdn for this I'm amazed at it's complexity and richness ... In fact, it's better than some of the…

I’ve already established in my previous two reviews that I am a big fan of the Japanese single malts, and this review will be no different I’m afraid! This is my third Yamazaki malt to try (and finish…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Pure malt on the label, pure malt on the nose. Lots of it. Once you make it through that initial malty wave, there is warm honeyed oak,…

What an exciting day!!! The Good people at Balvenie distillery sent 10cl sample bottle of their new product for me: The Balvenie 17yo peated cask. It will become available for selected retailers in…

Diageo has released some special expressions from its popular Classic Malts of Scotland line up, under the banner ‘Distiller’s Edition’. They are praised by many whiskybuffs, which is reason enough for…

I bought this Lagvulin Distillers edition 1993 on the airport in Dublin. Real nice whisky. Taste is much like the standard 16 years old. I think the 16 year old has more balance but this one is just a…