All Whisky reviews

I bought a bottle of Pikesville 6 Year Old 110 Proof Straight Rye around Christmas time and I must say it is absolutely superb. I have a few glasses left in and will be said to see it go. Rich, spicy and…

I am well aware that the Kilbeggan you’ll find in stores today is made at the Cooley Distillery as the first batches of the old reopened distillery haven't come of age yet. But it was only after buying…

So this is my first Cutty Sark! This blend was created in 1923 for Berry Bros. & Rudd, and was the first very pale-coloured whisky in the world. Named after a famous Scottish-built clipper ship, the…

Hit-and-runLike many other contemporary distilleries between 1956 and 1981 the old Glenburgie distillery used to host a set of Lomond stills. They produced a single malt distinctive from the main product…

As I gave the 6th Kilkerran Work In Process (commonly known as the WIP VI) a solid 91, you can imagine I was very excited about the new cask strength release. An opinion apparently widely shared as the…

Ardbeg Blasda was released in 2008 and is different from other Ardbeg expressions for a number of reasons. Firstly, at 8ppm it is lesser-peated; secondly, it is chill-filtered whereas other expressions…

No it is not an Old Potrero and it does not taste like one. The important word is style. This Willett is in the same highpitch style as the Old Potrero 18th, which, for me, is far from the regular Ame…

Mackmyra is a Swedish single malt. I know very little about this whisky. It was brought to a tasting of my whisky club, and the last 25 cc were left for me to review. Now, a month and a half later, I…

I brought a couple of these when the first came out to celebrate the TWE 15th anniversary and I'm glad I did. Such a dark espresso color.Nose: It's just beautiful. Explodes with fruits, roses, some…

Chapter 7? That is a Swiss bottler run by Selim Evin. Since last year, he bottles single casks. Like this Tormore 1995 for example. It is only my 8th Tormore so far. So I can hardly claim to be experi…