All Whisky reviews

Ever since enjoying OGD 114 and hearing about OGD 100 Bonded bourbon, I have wanted to try it. On a recent shopping trip in Calgary I happened to notice it on the shelf of a store that is part of a U…

Not "The Great One"I picked up a 50 cc miniature of Wayne Gretsky's new foray into the world of whisky. I believe it was released in 2016 for the first time. A little bit of internet searching gives…

Reviewing this whisky with @nozinan. We recently found miniatures of the Wayne Gretzky No. 99 Red Cask Canadian Whisky which had just been released in Canada in October of this year (2016). Andrew Peller…

From a 5cl bottle from the Trinity pack, bought in 2016. This is still from stock bought from Beam when they bought the Cooley distillery and still as advertised from stock aged up to 23 years.Colour is…

So this was from a small 5cl Trinity pack. Glass was aired for one hour before tasting. On the colour scale it's a pale light yellow/golden whisky.The nose brings with it the familiar tones of Irish pot…

I’ve been sitting on these tasting notes for a few months now. Apart from the fact that I’m a lazy git I genuinely wasn’t quite sure how to put pen to paper. I mean how are you realistically supposed to…

Gold color, seems very oily. Big apple on the nose, raisins, wood, wine. Nice mouthfeel, big spice, fiery pepper, a bit of bitter aftertaste at the end of the jaw, medium finish. I have to put some…

I had a very nice (and very busy) Christmas with my family, but today I am a bit laid up with a sprained muscle under my rib cage (which I desperately need to heal before I fly to NYC tomorrow for a 4…

Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas distilled this no age statement 'single' malt. The whiskey was bottled on 4 November 2011. A variety of American and European oaks were used for maturation. I thank…

Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas released this no age statement 'single' malt whiskey. Batch SM 12-2 was bottled 13 February 2012. A variety of American and European oaks are used in the maturation…