All Whisky reviews

I hadn't tasted this bottling in years and was happy to receive one as a Christmas gift. Nose: mellow and sweet with candied fruit, especially citrus. Also enticing hints of field berries, which I find…

For my birthday I got this sample pressed into my hand by Steven from Art Malts. On the bottle was a label that only said 'Happy Bday'. He didn't want to reveal what it was. I had to taste it first. Okay…

Ledaig doesn't make its way to Ontario very often and that's kind of a shame. This one is decently priced by LCBO standards and checks all the right anorak and/or Ralfy-approved boxes:* Respectable abv…

Stephan de Bolle, the spirits director at importer Cinoco visited the Destillerie des Menhirs just south of Quimper in French Brittany last summer, tasted several cask samples and immediately decided…

After rediscovering the Eddu Brocéliande, I thought it would be a good idea to try Eddu's Silver and Gold again. This French whisky is a single grain, distilled from buckwheat. As far as I know, this is…

I confess, when I first tasted Eddu a few years ago, I wasn't crazy about it. But I think I didn't understand the whisky very well. For example, I completely ignored the fact that it is distilled from…

I've had to wait a long time for it, but I don't complain. After all, I received the bottle as a gift from Dearly Beloved for my birthday. Then patience is appropriate. This fourth Ghost & Rare edition…

Kirsch Import is a German importer of spirits and in collaboration with Signatory Vintage from Pitlochry they launched the so-called Samurai series which (currently) consists of 6 releases, all single…

This has been showing off in my closet for a few years and was a birthday gift from my Dutch buddy Stjepko. Yes, strange name. But his roots are in the Balkans. Doesn't matter; it is a top bloke and I…

That decanter of Signatory's Cask Strength Collection... I'm going to say it again: wonderful to see, terrible to pour from. Fortunately, it's all about the content and that in this case is my favorite…