All Whisky reviews

This is the last of three mystery samples distributed by @Cricklewood for a zoom tasting that took place on April 5, 2019. We were asked to try them in advance of getting together, then we went through…

Okay, so I know around here overpeated, extra-smoky whiskies are more than appreciated, and I'm not going to say I dislike them or anything like that, but in my book (and only mine) drams shouldn't lean…

The Deanston Cotton Mill opened its doors way back in 1785. By the mid-1960s the cotton industry in Scotland had declined and Deanston switched over to making whisky. From what I could find on the int…

Since taking up residence in Southeast Asia, I had a visit from a dear old friend who remarked: “I’ve realized that everything here has the form without the function.” Quite so. Traffic lights are…

At Domo Bar, Madrid, Nov 16 2015, writting down my impressions beside the NYT crossword.It pours golden to copperish. Very sweet aromas of banana, caramel, muesli and molasses. Mouthfeel is both soft and…

The latest Wiser's in Corby's annual special release is their first cask strength, at a fat 64.3%, a blend of corn and rye whiskies that have matured for at least 23 years (to celebrate their Master…

This is the last scotch I had the opportunity to taste at the eponymous (and now defunct) Scotch Bar in Madrid (if you have read my reviews you might know I loved that secluded spot.) And it was in fact…

Warning: this is longer than my typical reviewsIt's not easy being a bourbon enthusiast in Canada. We're so close to the United States, yet so far away from them in terms of bourbon selection and avai…

This tasting took place four years ago, Apr 16. Let's all drink it to Bill McCoy, honest bootlegger, decent smuggler, legit rum-runner, to whom this scotch is dedicated.Clear, pale golden hue. Medium to…

A Highland Park of 30 years old? That’s not something you come across every day. It was distilled in the year in which yours truly reached the age where it become legal to drink alcohol (not that this…