All Whisky reviews

This is a review for CWC Exclusive Casks Bruichladdich 1991 22 year old, one of 222 bottles. Picked this up abroad, as with most of my whisky collection since the selection here in Ontario, Canada, is…

A review for AD Rattray Cask Collection Glen Grant 1992 21 year old, cask 130832. Nose: ripe pear, honey, watery lemon, polishPalate: soft, sweet arrival with immediate spice. Sweet ripe pears, mild…

Elijah Pepper began distilling whiskey in 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. During the War of 1812 he built the first log cabin distillery in Versailles, Kentucky. Eventually, he…

This is an 8 year old off shoot expression from Jim Beam. A part of a 4x5cl pack featuring other expressions from their small batch collections.* Nose: very floral, roses for sure, perfume very fresh,…

Not a fan of the bottle shape currently in use by this distillery, they used to have very unusual diamond shaped bottle (in cross section) which was very striking. I’m sorry now that I never saved one…

I don’t have a lot to say about this malt from my handwritten notes, but that’s probably because I was enjoying the whisky so much. Rose gold in colour and a rich fruity aroma replete with blackcurrants…

Penderyn is a tiny Welsh distillery that tends to be quite divisive. This particular expression is no exception. It’s a young malt that’s spent time in both bourbon casks as well as Islay casks that…

Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky is a curiosity! Of course it is a Japanese whisky. But it is also a malted barley distilled in a Coffey still, the kind used for grain whisky, which are never used for Malt! So…

This is a Straight Bourbon Whisky aged for up to 9 years (apparently). Then port is added to create an interesting little hybrid.* Nose: hugely sweet, banana sugar, candy floss (fairy floss), candy cane…