All Whisky reviews

Tormore is one of those distilleries that you have heard of but barely see any bottles from. It’s a beautiful distillery, designed by the famous architect Sir Albert Richardson. I’ll be trying an inde…

Boy, this is only my tenth Tamnavulin. Not really a distillery that appears on my radar often. That has everything to do with the fact that the standard range does not really inspire me. Obviously, the…

Tamnavulin is still owned by Whyte & Mackay, but was only recently relaunched as a single malt. 2016, I believe. Before that, you hardly found any because the company focused on Isle of Jura and – to…

I had this bottle as a present from my sister for my 40th just over 5 years ago.The bottle (it comes in what looks like an oversized aftershave bottle) is long gone but I decanted the last 50ml and…

I wrote Part I of this series four months ago; OK I'm going to try to keep up and not give longer pauses to this series (Life: busy). Park of the 2018 Northern Border Collection Rare releases, the label…

It's tough to find reliable information on what types of Casks are used to mature Corryvreckan, but the Ardbeg website informs the reader that ex-bourbon casks and new French oak casks are used. There…

Splinter Group Spirits is an Independent ager and bottler which sources spirits from various distilleries. Straight Edge Bourbon is a blend of 5, 7, and 8 yo bourbons from unnamed distilleries in both…

In the niche world of sipping whisky, there's a lot of disagreement (and heated debate) around what the "best" whisky is. Any whisky enthusiast who's ever been to a wedding has undoubtedly encountered…

This is the last review from the 4 samples sent to me by @cricklewood. It is mysteriously labelled "My Youth on a Scottish Island." All I know is that his is a Scotch. Otherwise this is a blind review…

For those of you that want to collect bottles that will appreciate in value with time, go out and find one of these with the cardboard presentation box, and stash it away. First of all, a thirty year old…