All Whisky reviews

It their so-called Ultimate Cask Collection, all bottled at 48%, Chivas offers three expressions: American Oak Casks, French Oak and this Japanese Oak Finish. I have to admit, I’m not a big fan of Chivas…

You may remember the first release of The Winter Queen, a so-called fusion whisky from Adelphi (Scotch mixed with a Dutch whisky) from March 2018. It was so successful that a second batch was produced…

Arthur Bell is one of the prominent figures in whisky history. He started blending his own whisky in Perth back in 1851, to make sure his whisky was of consisted quality. No less than 40 malts and grain…

The Remarkable Regional Malts from Douglas Laing are very popular. The series consists of the following: The Epicurean (Lowlands), Timorous Beastie (Highlands), Scallywag (Speyside), Rock Oyster (Islands…

Two former Diageo employees, Scott Watson and Brian Wood, founded the Lost Distillery Company in 2013. In collaboration with Professor Michael Moss of the Glasgow University they research lost distill…

For over 40 years the Italian legend Samaroli bottled whisky under both his Samaroli and Coilltean labels. This is the so-called Coilltean 2nd Cuvée, composed of several undisclosed distilleries’ malts…

Johnnie Walker Red Label is – as everyone knows – a little entry level blend of little interest. I often joke that it’s just good enough to clean the windows with, but certainly not for making cocktail…

This expression was brought to the party by @Astroke, who was kind enough to let me have a 2 oz sample for future review. Kind enough? @Astroke is very generous. He has gifted me with some great…

While Middleton’s modus operandi seems to bank on the historical names of Jameson & Power’s I would say that it’s had the most success with the brands It acquired from wine & spirit merchants. Both…

I picked this up in December 2018 while hunting (whisky) with @nosebleed in Calgary. It was reasonably priced and I was hoping we might open it and do a joint review but life got in the way. I brought…