Whisky Reviews
A few years back a friend of mine and I were in Osaka. I mentioned to him that Yamazaki station was not far away by train, and at that, Yamazaki Distillery was but a day trip away. We set out early and…
By @Frost11 years ago 0 387
To start with I'm a big fan of Uigedail and the ten year old Ardbeg. Unfortunately, this one is not good! It totally lacks balance and it is mostly sour and bitter in taste. Despite being an Ardbeg fan…
This is my third kind of Compass Box that I've tried, following Asyla and The great King Street and this was by far the best of the bunch. NOSE: ginger, cinnamon, a subtile dose of peat and and sweet…
Amber Rock is a fairly new expression of Cardhu (the spiritual home of Johnny Walker). Historically, only the 12 Year Old (which I am not a fan of) was available in Ontario. I visited the distillery a…
By @talexander11 years ago 0 473
This whisky, despite what it says on the bottle, has no rye in it - it is a 100% corn whisky, produced by highwood distillery from stock originally obtained from Potters. Also it's a whisky over 20 Years…
By @JasonHambrey11 years ago 1 090
The reviewed bottle is a Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series 8 yo Dufftown, with no vintage year listed. The whisky was aged in refill bourbon barrels. The reviewed whisky was sampled when the…
By @Victor11 years ago 0 078
The reviewed bottle, 1998 13 YO Inchgower Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series, was aged in a refill Sherry butt. The reviewed bottle was sampled when the bottle was newly opened and then 8 days…
By @Victor11 years ago 0 580
The reviewed bottle was aged in a refill bourbon barrel. The reviewed bottle was sampled with the bottle newly opened and then 8 days later. There was no noticeable difference in the flavours over this…
By @Victor11 years ago 0 088
This whisky is a blend of a base wheat whisky, matured in ex-bourbon casks, blended with a flavouring rye whisky also matured in ex-bourbon casks. It is (at least) 10 years old. Nose: Vanilla, maple…
By @JasonHambrey11 years ago 0 081
Guaranteed 10 years old seems an odd term to use for a minimum age statement, but this distillery did stand idle for a few years in the 1990’s before Glenmorangie came to the rescue which probably exp…
By @Uisgebetha11 years ago 0 494
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