All Whisky reviews

Infrequent Flyers is a brand new series from the recently started bottler Alistair Walker. Alistair is none other than the son of living legend Billy Walker, currently owner of GlenAllachie. So it’s fair…

In November 2019 Auchentoshan launched an Amazon Exclusive with their Sauvignon Blanc Finish, a fresh and new triple distilled Lowlander which, according to the tagline on the box, is ‘crafted to be…

Finlaggan is produced by the Vintage Malt Whisky Company who own other well-known brands in the market such as “The Ileach” and “Islay Storm”. It is bottled as an undisclosed Islay malt, although rumour…

This year's Limited Release is named for the victory of Canadian forces against the Americans at a battle near the distillery, during the war of 1812. 2019 is the 205th Anniversary of the battle (too bad…

I got this bottle of Tyrconnell at a rare LCBO clearance sale. I really love the "standard" 16 Year Old Tyrconnell, as I generally favour 100% first-fill ex-bourbon maturation. But if fruit-forward…

Their Cask Strength Rye, also released this year, carries no age statement but a pretty high ABV (65.1%). Ok let's dive in...The colour is a medium gold (closer to the 20 than the standard release). On…

In the always-developing world of premium Canadian whiskies (well, developing for the last three or four years anyway, since Corby's first Northern Border Rare Collection altered the landscape), Alberta…

Nose: Soft Smoke, Red Fruits with a white chocolate like sweetness in the background, further notes of leather and dusty cedar wood. Neat the whisky smells very crisp and clean. Palate: Hot upfront, like…

Canadian Rockies 21 Year Old comes from Highwood Distillery in Alberta, and is corn whisky originally meant for export to Taiwan. This was bottled at 40% and was very successful; when it was decided to…

Glen Marnoch is the ‘luxe’ whisky brand of the German discount chain Aldi. There are NAS-expressions of Speyside, Highland and even Islay, but the distillery is kept secret (probably at the request of…