All Whisky reviews

This bottle I picked up after reading about how many people that enjoyed The Balvenie Dbl Wood also enjoyed this Macallan 10 year Fine Oak. I would agree its in the same lines as The Balvenie but all…

Outstanding. This is a sweet, beautifully balanced, festive, after dinner delight. Nose: oranges, sherry, nutty malt, a hint of tar, candied fruit.Palate: less honeyed than I expected, rich texture,…

Nose has sweet wood smoke, brine, pipe tobacco, black raspberry, dark chocolateTastes of wet stone at first, slowly opening up into a peppery, citrus, burnt raisin fireball, which erupts into a smoky,…

Incredible. Perfect Laphroaig smoke balanced with just the right amount of sherry smoothness, warming, cozy, near perfection

The Benromach 10yr is one of the most attractive malts I've ever had. Granted, I've only been imbibing whisky for 3 years or so. So, I'm new to this wonderful world of whisky... Like many of you, I read…

This isn't the best scotch I've ever tasted, by far, but it's a nice "everyday" scotch. Not nearly as sweet as many other scotches in its price-range (e.g., the Macallan 12), which I like quite a bit.The…

Nose: Peat straight up, with plenty of those Brora'y notes, direct from the farm. It can best be described as standing in a barn, just after a heavy downpour. Cows, wet fur, soaked earth - quite the…

According to history (or is it legend), the first ever official sanction to distil aqua vitae was given to Sir Thomas Philips in 1608 by King James I of England. To celebrate this event's 400th Annive…

Nose: Despite the great ABV, a quite livly sherry influence, nice ripe fruits, with a fair bit of oakyness. It isn't quite as hot as one might believe. Gets slightly smoky after some time. With water:…

Kilbeggan means 'little church' in Gaelic and is a blended Irish whiskey (so I was a little surprised to see is here under single malts, but no matter).The nose is full of sweet malt, a little citrus and…