All Whisky reviews

AnCnoc is one of those whiskies that I have not tried very often. But last winter it appeared on my radar when I encountered two expressions at the Antwerp whisky festival: Peatlands and the 1975 Limited…

For their first own produce we’ll have to wait a few more years, but that shouldn’t stop us from sampling some of stuff they ordered from other distilleries. They should be a perfect representation of…

A free sample of Irish Whiskey from Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis. For the mere fact that their website wasn’t up-to-date and some of my orders were no longer available. Why I can only repay that kindness, by…

Lochside distillery was located north of Montrose in the Eastern Highlands and began its life as a beer brewery. In 1957 it was rebuilt into a malt and grain whisky distillery by Macnab Distilleries (the…

The Ember, the second expression in the Glen Els range, matured on the same plethora of casks as the Journey with the exception of the Madeira casks. This one contains 40% woodsmoked malt and was bottled…

This one was bottled Oct 19 2015 and comes from barrel 15-5957, stored on Rick R-26.The colour is a dark caramel. On the nose - lots of oak on this one, with sugared raisins, burnt caramel, some black…

In the German town of Zorge, fairly central in the country, not too far from Göttingen, you can find the Glen Els Distillery, owned by the German company HammerschmiedeK They are specialized in liqueurs…

This NAS by the great Yamazaki distillery is full of jam notes but it doesn't make Yamazaki feel so great anymore. Mediocre whisky, I'll use the animation film called Flushed Away as the reference.In the…

My deep thanks to @Robert99 for the reviewed sampleNose: a great A'bunadh nose. Deep, sweet, rich, thick sherry flavours. Great. Score: 24/25Taste: fabulous translation of flavours from the nose. Thick…

The reviewed sample is from bourbon cask # 35955 of James MacArthur Old Masters Glen Grant, 19 YO, 1992-2011. I thank @Pudge72 for the reviewed sampleNose: lots of wood influence, and very pleasant wood…