All Whisky reviews

As far as I understand, a small portion of this whisky (~10%) was matured in new heavily toasted Swedish oak barrels.Very fruity and light in character, with a brilliant presentation of barley. Banana…

Thanks to @Nelom for the sample. It has been something like a year since my last review, nice to have a minute to drop another one.High River is a blended Canadian Whisky, from whisky sourced from saz…

So David Nicholson is an old brand picked up by Luxco from the Van Winkles in about 2000. I won't bore you with the history because it's about as relevant as the British MG sportscar history if you buy…

This bottle wasn't mine, but my wife's grandfather only drinks scotch with me, so I've had more than my fair share of the bottle and I feel qualified to evaluate it. It was opened at Christmas and fin…

I'm sitting here waiting for my new BBQ to be delivered, so hey let's review Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, and try it side-by-side with the standard 10 Year Old. This Cask Strength bottle is from…

Boy, is it good to be back! After a slight break from whisky, and after having explored the world of good quality beers and wines for a little while, I was tempted to pick up a bottle of this often…

Clynelish has an apparent reputation as a barley centered dram that consistently ranks in the top dozen or so of Scotland's malt distilleries. And although not a rare malt, it seems to find a selective…

This is one I've been meaning to try for some time now, and fortunately, it became available to me at a very reasonable price. This bottle has only been open for a couple of weeks now. Apparently, it is…

Most people reviewing this whisky online either want to eviscerate Jim Murray or vindicate him. I want neither; I'm just sharing my thoughts. I've had three bottles of this Canadian rye whisky. My first…

Today happens to be my father's 74th birthday, but I don't know why I'm honouring that with this bottle. My dad is not a scotch guy; he loves Canadian whisky and bourbon, but has never taken to scotch…