All Whisky reviews

Concluding the Feis Ile week (no I did not attend) with this Laphroaig sample. This sample actually landed unintentionally on my plate as I wrongly ordered it instead of a better whisky. I was going for…

I've got a few Jack Daniel's bottles sitting around so let's do a run of them...This limited edition honours the memory of the 2nd (and longest serving) Master Distiller, Jesse Butler "Jess" Motlow. When…

This one comes from Barrel No. 15-0333, resting on Rick No. L-7. It was bottled on Jan 14, 2015.The colour is a dark reddish copper. On the nose, quite heavy molasses with mint, overripe banana and black…

This one is Barrel No. 15-1607, from Rick No. R-4. It was bottled two months ago, on March 31 2015.The colour is a coppery gold, a shade lighter than 15-0333. Quite closed on the nose (and this bottle…

The Lost Distillery Company was established with the aim to recreate modern expressions of whiskies from long lost distilleries in Scotland. In order to come up with individual whisky profiles that are…

So I have had a bottle of the 12 year old for a while, so it's interesting to see how Auchentoshan ages with another 6 years. The light bright fruitiness of the 12 year old is gone, but there's the…

This BenRiach has potential, it's occasionally a 90 point contender but mainly just plain silly. But silly in a good way (!?), intriguing whisky – like a malty version of Jim Carrey for instance.That's…

Speyburn is a bit of an unknown distillery with a rather weak reputation. I have not got that much of experience with this Speysider. I have only tried two so far, this one included (but I did not write…

Next to the NAS-version, there is also this 10 Year Old. The Bradan Orach was a serious let-down. Hence the expectations for this one are not very high. On the contrary.The nose is mildly floral and a…

People talk about how volatile rum finishes can be. Personally I’m a huge fan, although I’ve only ever tried a handful of rum-finished whiskies. So far I’ve liked them all, to varying degrees. Tonight…