All Whisky reviews

The reviewed sample is a Gordon & MacPhail bottling, and is compliments of @numenNose: beatifully balanced presentation of slightly citrusy malt flavours, medium grade on the sweet-sour continuum of peat…

Described on the bottle as "robust, full-bodied" - it is, relative to regular offerings - but not more than some of the big and spicy ryes or bourbons. Fruity, with bourbon notes and gooseberries on the…

In light of some recent discussions on this whisky on connosr, here is my review. This whisky has always intrigued me because it is so cheap, 100% unmalted rye, and is so highly regarded by Jim Murray…

Warm thick sweet mouth coating arrival develops a strong and balanced fruit and vegetable smoke laden finish

Caol Ila distillery was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson and is located on Islay, near Port Askaig, overlooking the strait between Islay and Jura. Its name derives from the Gaelic for ‘Sound of Islay’…

This was quite a pleasant discovery, when I found it. Budget bottles can be big gambles (as some are quite horrid), but, I suppose, so can the expensive ones. A nice product coming out of Quebec!Fruity…

sample from a friendNose: Ah, vibrant and very lively. An acoustic guitar solo (these things happen, right?) at a show on the coast. Baseline of the coastal salt, pebbles, stony sand, and seaweedy peat…

sample from a friendI remember really adoring this a year or two ago when I sampled it from a friend's bottle. Let's see how it we're viewing it now. Nose: Very curious and far darker than my recollec…

sample from a friendNose: Lovely stuff. Green apple, tart, cinnamon, sweet ginger, sandalwood, soft spice wood, and burning incense stick. Waxy apple juice and extremely rich, honeyed caramel. A smatt…

Septendecim is seventeen in Latin. Finished in Ex-bourbon casks, a robust, yet suddenly mellow whisky. Marketing text says, made like a Speyside whisky from the past.Well, if that's Speyside's past, I…