All Whisky reviews

I was really impressed because this really hasn't notes like anything I've had before. Take my review with a grain of salt as I'm not an experienced reviewer either. :)* Nose: coffee, light earth, sweet…

Looking for something affordable, enjoyable that can deliver that kick? You might just want to check if your local stockist has a Tamdhu on his shelves from the Dutch indy bottler Van Wees. Tamdhu and…

It was raining when we landed in Islay. Cold and persistent. It was a day before the whisky festival was about to start and things were looking damp. When you live in a place like Dubai where they act…

The Dark Cove is the long awaited and seriously hyped new Ardbeg Day 2016 release. We are talking the general release here, not the Committee Release at 55% with the pale label. It was sold through the…

In 2014, Compass Box introduced the Glasgow Blend to the Great King Street range. John Glaser got the inspiration to create this blend from the book “Whisky”, published by Aeneas MacDonald in 1930, where…

BenRiach already has quite a few peated expressions and a few years ago there was a Glenglassaugh Torfa. So it comes as no surprise that Billy Walker and his team decided to release a peated version of…

After a regular maturation on European oak, this GlenDronach got a finish on Madeire hogsheads. If you know that GlenDronach went silent in 1995 and only re-opened in 2004, then you realize that this is…

Bowmore has never really tugged at my heart strings even though I've given it enough opportunities. Though I must admit, of late, there have been some shining moments which have made me sit up and take…

It's been exactly one day since I've been back after spending almost ten days on Islay for the 2016 Feis Ile. It's a massive re-adjustment, I tell you. I was there last year as well but for half the…

Amrut is one of my favourite distilleries and consistently turns out winners as far as I’m concerned. Most of the expressions I’ve enjoyed are at or near cask strength. My first experience with the cask…