All Whisky reviews

This whisky was distilled in 1996 in a pot still from 100% rye. Bill Ashburn, John Hall's predecessor at Forty Creek, carried the grain in himself to the fermenters, did the distillation, and even hand…

The Deveron line of whisky were created as part of a re-vamped single malts portfolio of Bacardi (Dewar's) as part of a larger umbrella, including Royal Brackla, Aberfeldy, Craigellachie & Aultmore they…

This is my first dram since Dec 31st. I took a break after the holidays for the sake of moderation. I was cutting a piece of stollen and thought A'bunadh would go great with it. Thus ends the break.…

Sample 5/6 from @Wierdo marks my first taste of any Balblair. It seems that this distillery gets pretty good reviews and is a malt that many 'malt-heads' rate as one of their favourites. Located on the…

Glentauchers is not really a big name, is it? This Speyside – founded in 1897 – creates mostly filling malt for blends like Black & White, Ballantines, Teachers and Chivas Regal. Official bottlings?…

This is not the first Glentauchers bottled by Asta Morris, although the previous release was a lot older (and bottled for the Japanese importer Gaia Flow). This young one from 2009 was drawn from a PX…

The final dram in my "whine" cask exploration series, Bruichladdich's Black Arts series is the one that has the most marketing malarkey, no one but the Master Blender knows it's composition (except…

From a sample - This 10-year old Springbank was released in the 1980’s specially for the Japanese market.The nose is sweet and a bit austere at the same time. Flavours of oranges and grapefruits appear…

The marketing line on their website reads - On the most northerly shores of Scotland, where the North Sea meets the Caithness coast, there is a town; home to a whisky which captures the very essence of…

Nose: Good grief, this is like sticking your head into a whisky-soaked barrel. The signature fruitiness of Glenfiddich is fairly buried under damp and fresh wood aromas, but it does emerge in time alo…