All Whisky reviews

Nose: a tad pungent, almost sweaty, then sweeter notes save the day. Aniseed, sour apple, barnyard hay. Given time and a bit of water the malt expands and really jumps out of the glass with citrus and…

The blend of the Austrian Peter Affenzeller is a mix of barley and rye. That does not make it a blend, technically, does it? Hmm, the Austrian distillers are not subject to the rules of the SWA, so let…

I tried the Hammerhead 21 Year Old 1989 before and have to admit that I was not very impressed with it. So I wonder if the extra two years of maturation will have changed this Czech whisky enough to…

I have tried a few Hibiki before, but never the NAS (No Age Statement) version. I scored a sample at the Whisky Festival in Ghent. High time to give it a try.The nose is sweet and very fresh and fruity…

I have to admit that I am not very fond of whisky’s with a name that cannot be pronounced properly without looking like a complete idiot. It makes for difficult conversation. This Breton whisky matured…

Chapter 9 of the English Whisky Company was launched in June 2010. It is a mere three years old and matured on a first fill bourbonvat. The barley was peated to about 35 ppm. On the label, it proudly…

Let’s finish our line-up of non-Scotch whisky with one from the homefront, bottled at 46% (there is also a version at 76,1%). It is five years old and named officially ’60 months’. Whatever. Let’s taste…

A little over a year ago, Tullibardine decided to give their core range an overhaul. The entry level malt became the Tullibardine Souvereign that matured solely on bourbon casks. But they took it to the…

Tullibardine is replacing its vintages with age statements in the upper part of their range. They now have a 20 Year Old which matured on ex bourbon casks, all of them first fill.Beautiful, sweet nose…

Laphroaig is one of those iconic distilleries from Scotland that have built up a strong reputation of coming up with some absolute cracking expressions at regular intervals and believe me when I say this…