All Whisky reviews

Let me just say that before dipping my nose into this one the colour was quite mesmerizing. Tasted without any water at 47%.Nose: Pungent sweet & sour green apples with fudge. A rich and creamy well…

Quick fire notes.I liked it, big flavours but well matched.Nose: cold bbq, smoked meat, dried chilli flakes, burnt caramel Palate: vanilla, pepper, bonfire smoke, burnt rubber, orange Finish: long,…

Picked this up at Manchester Whisky Festival last week. Berry Brothers always seem to steal the show there...Nose: Butter and Toffee intially followed by a spicy, Cinnamony Apple flavour. Creamy, coffee…

Penderyn are the clever Welsh whisky wizards who are really going up in my estimation. I really am impressed and they are another example of a non Scottish European single malt that is able to run with…

Every now and again the Penderyn Master Distiller will select one or two of the very best Penderyn casks. They assert these are chosen as outstanding examples of their single malt whisky and are used to…

Every now and again the Penderyn Master Distiller will select one or two of the very best Penderyn casks. They assert these are chosen as outstanding examples of their single malt whisky and are used to…

Not a typical Highland Park aroma, bittersweet including malt, sherry, liquorish and treacle. The bittersweet warning signs on the nose are evident in the flavours too, a cloying sweetness combines with…

This is an interesting dram, intense well melded flavours smoothly delivered. The nose is subtle, malt and demerara sugar provide one theme but there are also fruity hints of orange and raspberries to…

Nàdurra loosely translates as “natural” according to the label, it’s apparently made using traditional methods and aged in first fill ex bourbon casks. Is that a contradiction in terms? Who cares if it…

High hopes for one of my earliest purchases, and it was ok. Drawn to the unnaturally beautiful colour and nice packaging, my first few samples were candy, and caramel, and buttery. But that faded over…