All Whisky reviews

The whisky series Monarchy of the Lads – with great labels, it must be said – currently consists of a great Clynelish 1997, the outstanding Springbank 1996, this Tormore 1995 and the recently launched…

I first tried this bottling for The Nectar at the Spirits in the Sky 2015 festival. I felt it was sublime. We are now more than 6 months later. High time to try this one again, from the sample that I…

Obviously the Work in Progress 7 also exists in a sherry matured version. This was bottled at drinking strength and 12.000 bottles were released. It appeared in 2015, so the WIP8 (or finally a standard…

The series Work In Progress is about to finish, is it not? I think it is about time the Glengyle distillery reveals a standard bottling. But in the meantime we will have to work with this WIP 7, that…

I admit that my experience with Glen Scotia is few and far between. This is only my 15th. For the longest time, this was the least talked about distillery in Campbeltown, but the owners have clearly…

NOSE: a lovely combination of mazut with sweet caramel notes. Slightly herbal as well (think parsley). Surprisingly, there's some warm spices which I usually pick out in sherried whiskies: cinnamon and…

This is the part where I write about how Balvenie is a super solid distillery and how David Stewart is arguably one of the best whisky makers the industry has ever seen. And that I have yet to meet a…

Is this one of the greatest Islay whisky series ever? I'm inclined to think so. I first came across this series when the Batch 003 caught my eye. I didn't know much about whiskies back then but I knew…

I thank @paddockjudge for the reviewed sample, which had originally been purchased in the US by a friendNose: intense oak, maple, vanilla, high-pitched sugar, some spice from rye grain, and a little…

Old St. Andrews is a scotch brand that bottles both blends and blended malts, with the novelty that the bottles are all shaped like golf balls. They also make the universally reviled Ron Burgundy's Great…