All Whisky reviews

Years ago Dalmore launched the Cigar Malt, but replaced that around 2009 with this Gran Reserva. By now, that is also discontinued, only to be replaced again by the new Cigar Malt Reserve. Although fans…

Close to Cawdor Castle – famous from Shakespeare’s Macbeth – lies the Brackla distillery, foundedBy Captain William Fraser of Brackla in 1812. Since 1835 she calls herself Royal Brackla after receiving…

After Bruichladdich was sold Mark Reynier moved to Ireland and founded the new Waterford Distillery there. His search for terroir goes one. The first releases sold out immediately, but new bottlings are…

Waterford is the new Irish distillery from Mark Reynier, which we all remember from his years at Bruichladdich. His search for terroir – or Tèireoir as he very cleverly put on the label – continues…

As far as I know this is the first time that Teeling finished its whiskey in an Abafado cask. Abafado is a fortified wine from Portugal, best compared to Pineau De Charentes. Hence, I’m expecting a very…

Teeling recently launched a new NAS-whiskey in their so-called Sommerlier Selection. It matured on bourbon casks before getting another 18 months in Margaux wine casks. This is a wine that can be found…

The guests of the German hotel Essener Hof are presented with an Irish whiskey from time to time thanks to the close collaboration with bottler Rolf Kaspar. This is a 13 years old from 2006, bottled at…

The German bottler Rolf Kaspar often works together with the Hotel Essener Hof, resulting in many a release exclusively for the hotel. A few months ago I was lucky enough to try a 17 years old whiskey…

Berry Brothers & Rudd, the famous British bottler, recently launched their so-called Classic Range, in which you’ll find both whisky and rum. The make no secret of the fact that their Irish Whiskey was…

Promotional materials and the internet rumour mill state that every batch of A'Bunadh contains whiskies from 5 to 25 years old. Is most of the whisky closer to 5 or 25 years old, you ask? Nobody knows…