All Whisky reviews

Nose: subtle. Malty-sweet with orchard fruit and hints of oak. Gentle and well-balanced.Taste: No complaints here. Light- to medium-bodied with moderate sweetness developing into oaky dryness, with the…

I have never worshipped at the altars of either Brora or Clynelish, however, when a whisky is outstanding, it deserves to receive its due. Among the 50+ whiskies belonging to @Nock which I have sampled…

Slightly complex but the flavour profiles aren't my favourite.The nose starts off strong with notes of oil, iodine and pine. Through those strong scents are the sweetness of toffee and slight orange…

Light golden copper color. Nose of orange, nuts and butterscotch. Perhaps a bit of oatmeal raisin cookies. Flavor is rich and smooth with buttery orange notes. Sweet golden raisins with a hint of cinn…

Widow Jane is a micro-distillery in Brooklyn NY. Their water source is pure limestone mineral water from the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale NY. That's about all I know about the distillery; this bourbon…

The Single Barrel Silver Select is only available at travel retail; I picked it up in October whilst coming back from WhiskyFest NYC. What makes it different from the usual SBs is that these barrels come…

I have two Jack Daniel's bottles I haven't written up yet, so I'm going to review them while comparing them not only to each other, but also to the Single Barrel Holiday Select 2014 (which I scored a 93…

In 2014, Ichiro Akuto released the final bottlings of the Hanyu Card series, both called Joker: one with a colour label, the other with a monochrome one. This review refers to the ‘Colour’ version, a…

I opened this 70 cl bottle in March of 2015, and took notes during different stages of bottle levels. At first opening, the nose and taste were subdued, and I wondered why I bought it. But after a few…

The reviewed bottle is newly opened. Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled at Cask Strengh, is 100% sherry cask matured, and has no age statement. Most estimates are that A'bunadh is aged approximately 7 years…