All Whisky reviews

The boys of the Ypres Whisky Friends – who already delighted us with a (teaspooned) Laphroaig and an excellent Annandale – presented their third club bottling on 30 June: a Highland Park – even if it's…

In the Inganess Bay near Orkney you can find the wreck of the Juniata, a ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1918. Despite the damage, the ship – which was then still called the Sprocol – was…

At the same time as the Belgian Trappist Ale edition, a veritable Belgium Edition was also released, so I most certainly could not allow this to pass me by. It is a single barrel that was cut to 50%.…

From the first time I tasted a Westward bottling, I was a fan. When they then release a club bottling called Belgian Ardennes Trappist Ale – after the Ardennes farmhouse yeast used by Culmination…

Jack Daniel's needs no introduction, of course. Its Old No 7 is one of the world's best-selling bourbons. Well, yes, Tennessee Whiskey I should actually say, because it is filtered over charcoal from the…

Templeton normally cuts all its expressions to 46%, but for the Barrel Strength expression they left the rye whiskey untouched and it was bottled at 113.1 Proof, which translates to 55.55% ABV. Yes,…

I find Templeton Rye's whiskey very sweet in itself, so I can imagine that this Caribbean Rum Cask Finish will only add to that. We'll see!On the nose I even think I just have a rum in the glass. Banana…

This American rye whiskey got a finish in barrels of maple wood. I suspect this means it's even sweeter than the Signature Reserve I tasted earlier. It is already darker and especially viscous. This…

For a long time, this rye whiskey was actually produced at MGP (Midwest Grain Products), an industrial distillery that distills to order. But recently Templeton has built its own distillery in Templeton…

Paul and Maria from the Rotterdam Cley distillery have a special place in my heart. They make really nice whisky and they are also super sympathetic people. That's always good for a nice story. And they…