All Whisky reviews

Yushan is the new label of the Nantou distillery that is known in my neck of the woods – if at all – as the Omar single malt. Yushan is the highest mountain in Taiwan, by the way. I do not know if it…

I picked this bottle up about two and a half years ago so it is the older dumpy style bottle and likely bottled around 2015/16. I need say no more.Review is neat and bottle's been open a few months with…

This sample was provided by a friend who warned me that my first tasting would probably be "sulphury", but that if I gave the second half of the sample some time, the sulphur would dissipate. Well, here…

This whisky is from a sample provided by @thewalkingdad. I unfortunately do not have the batch number. As I understand this is an American malt whisky aged in new oak. Sample is neat in a glencairn.Nose…

My first bottle of anything Kilchoman and I must say I have been enjoying this bottle. Been open around two weeks, and the sweeter notes in the bottle seem to have become more prevalent. Nose:Sweet pine…

This edition of Benromach “Peat Smoke” was distilled in 2006, matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon barrels and bottled in 2015. The barley used was peated at 67ppm. My review is based on a 20cl bottle from…

Nose: the rye announces itself immediately with a rich, intense, peppery, herbal, and floral aroma. Becomes fruity with apple orchard fragrance in time. Oak notes deeper in the glass. Wonderfully complex…

As the majority of this distillery's output ends up in various Chivas blends, it is (with the exception of the un-inspiring 12 yo) not easy to come by. Gordon and MacPhail seems to have cornered the…

Every whisky wants to be regarded as "iconic" but how many truly fit the bill? Whether we like to admit it or not, marketing stories are important and they work. Bourbons love to proclaim their connec…

I was happy to receive this as a free (full sized!) bottle from the company. Maybe I’ve “made it” as a blogger. Of course, once I publish my review, I may never get free whisky again. Oh well, I have to…