All Whisky reviews

There's not a lot to say about this whisky other than it's been bottled by Douglas Laing as part of the Provenance series. It is a Winter 2001 distillation and bottled in the Summer of 2011 from a single…

I have had a love affair with Amrut ever since I first heard of them a few years ago. They are easily the most intriguing brands out there. Young, exotic, brash and not afraid to take risks. And, boy,…

I bought a case of this expression almost a year and a half ago at my Malt Society's annual Christmas bash. It was very warmly received thanks to the cold weather and high ABV. Now I didn't think much…

Fresh bottle: An "old sneakers" smell, like I've found in the HP 12 and Juras.Nose1: Strange but not unpleasant. Creme fraiche (or sour cream) from a fresh pour. Then the sneakers aroma shows other…

I've been saving my notes from a glass of Alligator that I savored a few months ago at the Highland Stillhouse. Here they are: Nose: Charbroiled T-bone steak, creamy vanilla, lemon zest, Texas-style BBQ…

Laphroaig PX takes it's name from the Pedro Ximenez sherry casks it is finished in.The PX casks are the final of three different casks used.The three types of barrels used in the maturation each impart…

Once again, I travel down the road of revisiting some of the whiskies that first spoke to me so many years ago. As we develop as whisky connoisseurs, it's easy to forget some of the pleasures of those…

Like the 12 Year Old, the 18 is a mix of bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. However, after maturing for at least 18 years, it is then married together in small batches for at least another three months…

Here we have something quite unique, only available in travel retail: a peated Glenfiddich! To celebrate the distillery's 125th anniversary, Brian Kinsman (only the sixth malt master in all that time)…

If you've known me for longer then 15 minutes you know that my favorite Scottish distillery is Talisker, hands down. I've visited the distillery on the Isle of Skye, I was one of the first people in…