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The Nectar of the Daily Drams presented this Littlemill at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Brussels. It matured for 24 long years and was bottled at cask strength. It has a full golden color and beads…

St Magdalene has been closed since 1983 and the bottle I will try today was already released in 1998 by Diageo in their celebrated Rare Malts series. I previously tried their 23 Year Old from 1994, but…

The nose on this is nice. It is fruity ans sweet but the in the mouth it just falls apart. The finish is unenjoyable.

I was surprised to realize that I have never reviewed the two basic Bushmills whiskeys: the Original blend and the 10 Year Old malt. Shocking, since I've always enjoyed Bushmills - let's correct that and…

The 10 Year Old single malt is matured in both bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks.The colour is a medium honey (pretty much identical to the Original blend). On the nose, crisp malt, light honey…

From a 3cl sample bottle. Blair Athol is fairly unknown as a single malt as aside from this flora and fauna bottling most of the distillery output goes into Bell's blends. That's not really a glowing…

This is produced at a Canadian craft distilery, 66 Gilead, in Prince Edward County, and this whisky is finished in wine casks, most of which are pinot noir. As 66 Gilead is in wine country in Ontario,…

Nose: summer meadows, apple orchards. Lemony-fresh, with traces of vanilla perfume. A bit of wood polish. Vibrant and enticing.Taste: medium-bodied with a lovely surge of sweetness augmented by spice.…

My introduction to Bourbon was Woodford Reserve, which was a hard and harsh experience for a first timer, used to Japanese single malts and master blends (watch this space because WR is growing on me)…

I was ffortunate to receive a bottle of Macallan 12yo sherry cask from my father-in-law for Xmas. Although I gave it a very low rating a couple of years ago, I'm hoping that my palate has matured and…