All Whisky reviews

sample from a friendNose: Immediately on rich apple, vanilla, caramel. Light malt in the recess. Sweet cinnamon and other baking spices. In the deep background in orange zest and pith. There is even a…

sample from a friendNose: Hm, generally a similar quality to the 10 year old Genshu new cask that I just tried. Apples and vanilla. Clearly more age here, and there's some of the old glue note from the…

Here is a straight rye bottled by an American company, but distilled and matured in Canada. Rumour has it that this is an ADL product. Nose: very oily, potent. Pine sap, hints of apple. A big nose that…

One of the reason why I am big fan of the Octomore series is the sheer brilliance of Master Distiller Jim McEwan to bring out a set of expressions where the ridiculously high peat levels in the young…

This Buffalo Trace offering is surprisingly good. I know, I know, it's reputation precedes it. In the past, I wasn't terribly impressed with the 107. But lately, with Pappy Van Winkles being so hard to…

I have five very interesting Canadian whiskies to taste, leading up to Tuesday July 1st (I'll have a sixth the week after, so that will have to be extra). Let's start with a readily available standard…

So, I finally got myself to buy Green Label. Not being a JW fan, I am always reluctant on spending my hard-earned money on these run of the mill, mass-produced whiskies. For those who may or may not know…

Miyagikyo distillery was founded in 1969 by Nikka, also known for their other distillery Yoichi that is located on the northern island of Hokkaido. Miyagikyo is located close to Sendai, a town 300 km to…

It looks very rich and syrupy in the glass. The color is a nice, rich amber. I find the nose very bright and citrusy, with a lot of ginger. There are also hints of cinnamon and clove. The alcohol is high…

Laphroaig, since 2009, have been churning out a cask strength version of their 10 year old every year. Each edition identifiable by the batch number.I've pretty much enjoyed each and every one of these…