All Whisky reviews

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…

sample from a friendNose: Ah yes, this is the stuff. Rich, typical Karuizawa. Plums, dates, dense millionare bread, cherries (bitter and sour), and varnished leather belt. Molasses and pressed orange…

It's the final weekend of my home vacation, so I thought I'd go through some samples and do some comparisons. First off, we have two Benromachs. This distillery (founded in 1898) is currently owned by…

Benchmark Old No. 8 is from in Buffalo Trace distillery. It has a small reputation as a "bang for the buck" bourbon. Well, at least Ralfy liked it and it did win Gold Medal at the International Spirits…

This interesting bottling features malt distilled in 2004, matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and sherry casks (for I think five years?), then finished for 18 months in Sassicaia wine casks from…

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…

My first Welsh whisky. What to expect? But for all that matters, Jack Daniels was founded by welsh immigrants. Let's give it a go.For € 37,- in my opinion great value for money.Color: warm-gold/pink.…

Nose: Green Apple, Citrus, Honey, Dried Fruit. Light and very pleasant. FTaste: More light fruit and honey. Slightly nutty.Finish: A Slightly smoky, slightly medicinal taste comes in and in a way reminds…