All Whisky reviews

This is my first Port Charlotte. If I’m honest, I’ve probably steered clear of them because I think most of the Bruichladdich bottles are ugly – give me a traditional looking bottle any day (yes, I’m…

Released June 2017. Bottle #251. Hand-filled at the distillery. 375ml bottle. Cask Strength. Spirit made from Baird's Heavily Peated Distiller's Malt. Aged for 4 years in a first-fill ex-Buffalo Trace…

The following is a preview of an upcoming blog postIn an era where clear spirits were all the rage and most Canadian whisky companies were playing it safe, winemaker John K Hall took a chance and brought…

Stagg Jr. Fall 2017 ReleaseBottle: L1727I was lucky enough to grab a bottle of this. The store was allocated four bottles this year and Sal the manager was kind enough to offer me one. Bottle is 90% full…

Brenne was discovered by Alison Parc, an NYC-based whisky blogger who found an existing, relatively unknown distillery in the Cognac region and worked with them to develop and market this brand around…

Armorik is the single malt brand from Warenghem, who also make the Breizh blended whisky. This was from a sample bottle (courtesy of Johanne McInnis) so I don't know much about it other than it was fully…

Even though it was founded in 1900, Warenghem Distillerie of Britanny, didn't start making whisky until 1999 (before that, like most European distilleries, they made cider and brandies). Unlike most…

Much has been discussed about this one already so I'll dive right in. Nose: Mineral, green, diesel fumes, burnt hay, almond oil. Its very mezcal like, génépi, bakelite, ashy smoke. With time freshly…

This is a sample generously given to me by @Nozinan on November 13/2017. The bottle was opened in January 2017, gassed after each use and 1/2 full when the sample was poured.Talisker is one of those…

(Yes, the title was trying to be a reference to Stravinski)I never tasted Springbank before, this is my first time. It's not my usual kind of dram (it lacks peat), but I've found it to be a very inter…