All Whisky reviews

I'm going to just say it up front: I like Waterford, but I'm not a devotee. What I tasted so far was interesting, fun, but not really earth-shattering. Experienced not a single OMG moment with these blue…

Last time I tried a Hyde whiskey was way back in 2016. That was 10-year-old President's Cask No 1. Now the president's second cask is in my glass, finished on rum barrels. It is still not clear to me…

The Busker is the range of the Royal Oak Distillery, in which you can find a single grain, single malt, single pot still and a blend. Today we taste the single malt, which was bottled at a relatively…

The Royal Oak Distillery was formerly known as Walsh Whiskey Distillery, named after the owner of, among other things, the popular The Irishman. After moving to Royal Oak, the distillery was renamed to…

Micil (pronounced 'mikhil') Distillery in Galway, Ireland, is named after Micil Mac Chearra who already distilled poitin in Connemara in 1848. Poitin is a form of Irish new make. His great-great-great…

It’s still March 17 here in Canada as I write this, and I decided to catch ip on a couple of Irish whiskey samples that I have had for far too long. It’s also Purim today, and the tradition is you’re…

It’s still St. Patty’s day here in Ontario as I write this, and I decided to get to work on a couple of Irish whiskey samples that are long overdue in honour of the day, for those who celebrate it. It’s…

This tasting is from the batch bottled June 11, 2018 - just a year after Billy Walker took control of the distillery and represents one of his earliest efforts. This whisky was matured in virgin oak,…

They mean well, I have no doubt. For the last 8-10 years, as (non-whisky enthusiast) people have learned of my “hobby” as it pertains to whisky, they have come up with the perfect gift for me for any…

Recently, The Barrel Baron – Dutch independent bottler Marcel Kip – bottled two sister casks from Campbeltown, Cask 88 and Cask 88A. The spirit was distilled in 2014 at an unnamed Campbeltown distillery…