All Whisky reviews

I appreciate the work being done at Springbank distillery. Small-time, handcrafted and traditional. It is quite unique both in style and in practice. Lets try the 10!Nosefreshly poured there is a note…

The Glenmorangie Dornoch is a travel retail exclusive with a story but without an age-statement. It was gifted to me by my brother-in-law. Now I can enjoy the unoffensive nature of Glenmorangie and i…

The Vinterrök – meaning winter’s smoke - is a peaty Mackmyra with a twist. It got a finish in oak casks that were infused with Scotch Strong Ale (albeit produced in Norway). That is why Mackmyra descr…

Svensk Rök, which simply means Swedish smoke, is the only peated single malt available that was produced from only Swedish ingredients. It matured on very small casks of 30 liters. The staves are from…

Mackmyra has two working distilleries, the second being a hyper modern ‘gravity distillery’, where everything works top-down and so gravity plays an important role. In the so-called Mackmyra Village one…

The Midnattssol – Swedish for midnight – is described by Mackmyra as a summer whisky. It matured in a combination of American and Swedish oak and got a finish in casks that previously held Swedish birch…

My whisky friends Niek & Ilse just returned from a trip through Canada. On Vancouver Island, the utmost west of this huge country, they had an appointment with Patrick Evans, the owner of the new Shelter…

Knowing that I have a soft spot for new make, Niek &n Ilse convinced Shelter Point Distillery owner Patrick to fill a little vial with the clear stuff. No ABV is mentioned on the bottle, but my guess is…

A tribute to Littlemill’s innovative nature, in the 60’s the distillery owner experimented with lomond stills, water-jacket coolers and… peated expressions. Yes Littlemill did peat before it was cool!…

For those of you unfortunate enough to read my reviews you know that I have always given Glenfiddich it's due praise as being the giant that truly champions the single malt cause among the fickle masses…