All Whisky reviews

Oooh, this is a golden oldie, right? Distilled in 1973 (the year of birth of Dearly Beloved, the sweetest woman of Gentbrugge and surroundings) and bottled after five years, so somewhere in 1978 or 1979…

Matured on refill American oak and virgin oak.N: Immediately quite peaty and smoky on the nose with fish oil, roasted pine nuts, smoldering hearth and even goat stable. In fact, I also get cauliflower…

Matured in ex-bourbon and refill barrels.N: Hallelujah! That's the first thing that shoots through my head when I put this malt on the nose. Bonfire on the beach, seaweed, peat, nutmeg, the skin of…

Matured in Tawny Port & red Muscat & Virgin Oak barrels.N: The Beast! Yes, the beast of Dufftown immediately asserts itself on the nose. It is robust, rich and umami. Ragout with oregano, pickles (really…

Matured on a combination of refill American oak and PX/Oloroso 'seasoned' barrels.N: The first sniff is sweet on baked apples, pancake sugar (the light brown Graeffe variety), salted caramel and butte…

Matured in refill American oak and on Amontillado sherry casks.N: Ah, this one is immediately beautifully maritime on the nose. Think sea breeze, fishing port and storm clouds in the sky. Nice salt that…

Matured on refill American oak.N: Strangely enough, the nose of this old grain is rather spirity. Although I get hints of Galak Popri (white chocolate with puffed rice) and whipped cream, it is mainly…

Matured on refill and recharred American oak and finished on Jamaican Pot Still rum barrels.N: Rich nose on white fruit with icing sugar, oatmeal porridge, white chocolate, balsa wood, mandarin and all…

Matured to Refill American and European oak and then 'double matured' on wine barrels.N: The nose starts a bit timid on white and yellow orchard fruit with some floral notes, chamomile tea and Frosties…

Far as I can tell, this is likely to be 11 year old George Dickel bourbon whiskey that spent at least some time maturing in the UK. It's definitely sourced, sorry, 'hand-picked' from Tennessee by Diageo…