All Whisky reviews

Yamazaki distillery was established in 1923 by the Kotobukiya Company, owned by Shinjiro Torii. It is located in Yamazaki, a small town situated between Kyoto and Osaka. Production started in 1924 with…

The reviewed bottle is from the very first release of Abraham Bowman Bourbon, produced at the A. Smith Bowman distillery located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The whiskey was distilled 1-18-1992 and…

I’ve now sufficiently analyzed this malt, enough to be worthy of at least a few separate reviews. But I’ve distilled it all here. Why the deep analysis? 2 basic reasons: Wanting to make up for a shortage…

I am not going to write the history of Signet as many others have done so already and there isn't much left to say about the high roast chocolate malt. With that in mind lets crack on.The colour is a…

Glen Grant from 1974, already 14 years in the bottle. This is no official release, but from the famous bottler Scott’s Selection. It was bottled at cask strength. I got the sample at the most recent…

Lonach is a label by Duncan Taylor and consists of single malts at high age at a very attractive price. The mixing of underproof and overproof casks to get the minimum required is something from the past…

Another Glen Grant from 1969 – a year of which we know by now that it was absolutely superb fort his distillery. This is a 2009 bottling from Signatory, drawn from a fresh oloroso sherry cask. That…

I've done a review before of the Highland Park 18 but that was back when I didn't know my peat from a kiln. I'd like to think I've come a long way from then. However, what's true is that I loved it back…

Un nez iodé (iodine), vernis (varnish), avec de la ficelle (string) rappelant une grappa italienne, plus un soupçon de sirop d’érable léger (light maple sirup). Une fois en bouche, c’est l’avalanche de…

I have read the very encouraging recent reviews about this one at connosr.com and found a good reason to buy a bottle, because it comes at a cheap around these shores. I am sipping it, along with some…