All Whisky reviews

Turning 50 is something you can celebrate only once, right? Being the Toshan Man – lover and collector of Auchentoshan – I could not think of a better gift than my very own official release! The good…

Nose: toasty, sweet, and syrupy. Cinnamon and woodsmoke. Baked apple. Vanilla and citrus buried beneath. Sort of like a fruitier version of Knob Creek.Taste: medium-bodied and initially dry on the tongue…

The Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection is a series of bottlings grouped according to certain production methods, in order to isolate influences on particular whiskies (not unlike their Single Oak…

Nose: Breathe deep. This is gorgeous and not at all harmed by the drop of alcohol, which is very consistent. Lots of sherry, which is the key note, then marmalade. It's a lovely wee experience.Mouth…

Next to the popular Vega, a blended malt of which 6 editions have been released so far; and Spica, a blend of which two expressions have hit the market; North Star Spirits now surprises us with the brand…

Vega… ah, that brings back good memories. This is a blended malt and Iain has now released his 6th edition. I was fortunate enough to be able to try the first (23yo 1993) and second (40yo 1977). I was…

Caol Ila? Did someone say Caol Ila? Me, me, me! I have a soft spot for this giant from Islay. And this was finished on a sherry cask and bottled by my buddy Iain Croucher from Glasgow. Well, in that case…

Although the name of the distillery is kept secret, it should not be too hard to guess, right? There’s only three in Campbeltown. It’s a young whisky. Distilled in 2014 and bottled at the age of 5 in…

To celebrate 10 years of ralfy.com, the funny Scot who writes tasting notes and often makes little videos (hey… hang on…), North Star Spirits bottled this young Glenrothes from 2007. The sherry butt…

Iain Croucher recenlty launched his 9th series of single casks under the North Star Spirits label. This, however, is a rather special one as it’s from the St George Distillery and thus an English whisky…