All Whisky reviews

I am not very fond of the BenRiach Curiositas to be honest. That probably explains why I have not tried it since 2010. My buddy Pat gave me a sample from a more recent bottling and told me to give it…

Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask reviewCask: S100201005ABottle: 026/515One of my whisky savvy Chinese friends from Nanjing bought me a bottle of this and gave it to me the day before my wedding. I hadn't seen…

This is the first 25-year old Laphroaig, released in 2007. It was matured in both ex-bourbon barrels and second-fill ex-Oloroso sherry puncheons that were handpicked by master blender Robert Hicks.The…

Pretty sure Canadian Club Premium was the first whisky I ever tasted, back when I was more concerned with the effects than the quality of the spirit.Nose: a bit of alcohol, a lot of caramel. A touch…

I enjoy a good bourbon / whiskey from time to time, and when I heard of this release a year or so ago from my good friend and whisky lover Sjoerd, I decided to opt for a 10 cl sample, before i buy a…

There is some whisk(e)y that are very good but not flashy in anyway. When you are drinking one of them, you may say to yourself that it is better than you were expecting even if you have known it for…

I've been chipping away at this one for almost a couple of months now and it is a bit of a chameleon malt. I feel I could review this tomorrow and have a distinctly different take on it.This is from a…

So this is the tale end of a bottle I did a tasting with, and seeing as I've got several bottles of varying proofs, I want to document my tasting notes.Colour on this is nice and dark, orange, reds and…

Benromach 10 years old 100 Proof was first released in 2014 and is part of the distillery's core range. Its maturation regime is as follows: 80% in ex-bourbon barrels and 20% in ex-sherry hogsheads, with…

This is a review of a sample graciously provided by @Nozinan on Nov 13/17. The bottle was opened Oct 1/17, was 4/5 full when the sample was poured and the bottle has been gassed. If I got any of that…