All Whisky reviews

A few weeks ago I posted a photo of a trio of bottles I picked up for a tasting session. I wanted to demonstrate how much of an impact blind tasting could have, the idea being to try 4 whiskys blind,…

I've been been backed up on my reviews so there's no time like the present to get started.I'm a big fan of Talisker and would consider the 10 year old to be among my favourite whiskys. So when the occ…

It’s getting close to Passover, which means that soon I will have no access to my cabinet for 8 days, and there will be precious few chances to dram before the cabinet is sealed. It’s been a month since…

This review is for a sample graciously provided by @Nozinan.Batch 005, opened May 20, 2017, gassed after each use, 2/3 full when the sample was poured on Nov 5/2017Much like my review of Lagavulin 12,…

Nose: Not surprising – but this one’s packed with dried fruit : plum, date, sultana, it has got it all. thick rich, sherry influence, with some winter spice, chocolate, and quite a lot of polished wood…

Nose: On first whiff you get a lovely exotic fruit salad : mango, kiwi, passion fruit, you name it. It’s lovely, there’s also a lot of old wood, old wood varnish (think old library benches), and a lovely…

Nose: A true Islay, it features quite some smoke and peat, with a gentle sea-sprat quality, citrus fruit (mostly lemons), and a hint of tar, and lots of creamy vanilla as well, more smoke and some ash…

Nose: A sweet and fruity entry, with orchard fruit, some citrus (ripe orange/mandarin), vanilla, and a nice white pepper / ginger powder element that balances the sweetness .Palate: The palate is sweeter…

Whisky live 2018 Tel Aviv will take place Wednesday next week , and just in time for that M&H distillery (Based in Tel Aviv as well) has announced the release of it’s 2nd experimental 3 yo cask, this…

After two years of absence, Whisky Live Israel (Tel-Aviv) is back, and to celebrate the occasion, Tomer Goren (who’s also organizing the event), has bottled a unique single cask Port Ellen for the Isr…