All Whisky reviews

My deep thanks I give to @bwmccoy for the reviewed bottle. The bottle has been open for 17 days and is 90% full. Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye developed in Scotland and Germany in the 19th…

A small highland distillery, in the 30's it was apparently owned by a New York mobster. It was bought in 2002 from Pernod Ricard by Andrew Symington, who also runs independent bottler Signatory. In some…

By now even the casual whisky drinker will know of Auchentoshan's triple distillation.It's core expressions are usually affordable, in contrast to some brands. What is certain is that in its OB format…

The grand finale in tonight's vertical tasting is the Tomatin 18 Year Old. This one is finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. No mention of how long.* Nose (undiluted): dry sherry, raisins, walnuts, dark…

The second in my vertical Tomatin tasting is the 15 year old matured in "traditional scotch whisky oak casks". Does that mean first fill ex-bourbon? Refill casks? Who knows? The interwebz says it's…

This is my first ever Tomatin. It's a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It says "finished" in sherry casks, so who knows what that means? Finished for how long? 2 years? 10 Minutes? Somewhere in…

Now onto the 10 Year Old - it's a very similar decanter-style bottle, though a little shorter and wider. With a tax stamp of 1973, I guess this was bottled in 1983 (six years after the 8 Year Old was…

It's not every day I come across Canadian whiskies I've never heard of, so I plucked these two from an LCBO auction. Thomas Adams Distillers was founded in 1953 when Sam Bronfman acquired United Disti…

So this wasn’t done in ideal conditions, as I tasted this whisky (two 50ml samples) from a plastic cup on a flight from Toronto to Edmonton.* Nose (undiluted): a bit of oak, malted barley, a suggestion…

One of the most recognisable whisky brands in the world, this family owned distillery continues to successfully produce and market quality scotch.Nose Thin caramel accompanies strong vanilla notes. Newly…