All Whisky reviews

February 2017 saw the release of the 9th batch of this 10 years old Laffie at cask strength. It has been a few years since I last tried one. Let’s rectify this with this 9th batch, which I scored during…

The Laffie Quarter Cask first matured on bourbon barrels before being re-racked in smaller casks, that quicken the maturation. It is a release that can be found all the time, but I have noticed some…

In September 2017 I set foot on Islay for the very first time. What a great trip indeed. We visited – obviously – all distilleries (even Ardnahoe, which is still being built), including Laphroaig. We had…

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Nose: fresh and soft with lots of fruit, especially plums. At first sniff, could almost be mistaken for some type of European brandy. Light vanilla and citrus. Smooth and appealing. Taste: an imme…

Given that my appreciation for Canadian whisky really took off in 2017, I wanted my last review to be a Canadian Whisky. I initially poured a dram of Legacy, but then I saw that I had actually already…

I am not much of a fan of old No.7 but I can see the appeal of it, it has indeed become a very powerful American Icon, pretty much synonymous with rock & roll, motorcycles and the assorted trappings of…

The conventional wisdom is that spice in American whiskey comes from the rye. Wheat, I learned from drinking Van Winkle wheated bourbons, ages more elegantly and softens a whiskey out over many years.…

Here is a condensed version of my next blog post, an overdue review of a sample graciously provided by @Robert99.Yet another Octomore review, this is the first .3 iteration of the series,100% Islay…

I wish I could tell you the batch number and the bottle number, but somehow, the numbers on the bottle were removed. You can actually do that by accident with your finger nail. NOSE: golden raisins,…