All Whisky reviews

I felt like doing a review today. Seeing @fiddich1980 mention this on the So, what are you drinking now? thread helped me to decide which of the many open bottles and samples to choose from. We had…

Another entry into the Alumni Series. These whiskies have been generally good, if not necessarily ground-breaking. This one is a three-grain blend aged for 12 years in 4 casks types (Canadian, bourbon…

Having recently reviewed Blue Spot, I felt it would be a good idea to look at another Irish Whiskey in the same family. A few years (2019) @OdysseusUnbound was kind enough to prepare samples of Green…

Bowmore is not everybody’s favorite Islay whisky. You can read many horror stories on the internet: violet or geranium notes (better off in a flower vase) and a heavy hand on artificial coloring. I…

This is an interesting bottle a friend of mine picked up in Mt Pleasant, NC from Southern Grace Distillery. It’s a 2 year old “bourbon” finished in a single Amarone cask and bottled at cask strength of…

It’s a beautiul day, I’m off work, and how better could you spend an hour or 2 than sitting outside and enjoying a couple drams. I was having a Glenmo 18 and realized I hadn’t reviewed it yet so after…

I’ve never seen anything like it. Well, almost never. In 2015 at Spirit of Toronto I was swept along by a human wave that had heard that they were pouring from a single bottle of Yamazaki 18. I was…

Laphroaig has never been a favourite of mine, but since my experience with the 10 year old has been limited I figured I would give it a shot.The nose doesn't disappoint. Full peat smoke with antiseptic…

The second release of the new Belgian bottler IN2Spirit is a young Blair Athol from of a refill hogshead, which explains it’s pale tan.Delicious fruity nose on apples and pears, hint of pineapple and…

A new Belgian bottler has risen: IN2Spirit. Behind the initiative are Steven Demarez & Tijs Denuwelare, two people from West Flanders. And it has to be said: it is daring to start a new company in these…