All Whisky reviews

I picked this bottle up in a transit through Kuala Lumpur. Something cheap and easy to entertain in the hotel room for the next few weeks. Nose: English mustard, all-spice, fairy floss Taste: All-spice…

I’m going to use this whisky to signal a mini comeback of sorts. Of the two people that read my reviews I’m sure one of them noticed my lethargy of late. I have no explanation for that other than I felt…

Suntory Special Reserve is a blended whisky that was released in 1969 to commemorate Suntory's 70th anniversary. The bottle reviewed here has the number '70' embossed on the back and is labelled "a rare…

Once again, it's been a while since I've reviewed anything so I thought I'd kill this heel of a bottle that's been open for about a year. Wild Turkey Rare Breed is bottled at barrel proof (so the ABV may…

Nose: profoundly oaky. The aroma is pure oak, which is to say there are notes of butterscotch, maple, and a hint of baking spice. After a while, orange rind appears. A delicate yet deep aroma. Smooth…

I was browsing the shop the other day with the intent of getting a bottle of the very enjoyable Glenfarclas 12. The farclas was $71 and I saw this Lasanta for $55 so I made a financial decision and…

Hot spicy herbal smoke filled arrival followed by rich sweet red fruit middle developing a long slow sooty vegetable loaded finish.

Smooth fast vanilla creamy citrus arrival followed by ashy soot middle developing a short grainy malted finish.

This is the fourth year that Isle of Jura tags on to the Feis Ile on Islay and releases a special bottling with the name Isle of Jura Tastival. On 1st June 2017 they released a malt that matured on…

This is an abbreviated version of my most recent blog postBottom shelf blends don't generally garner much attention in the blogosphere. We're passionate about our favourite single malts, peat levels,…