All Whisky reviews

I have no idea what Hinata means, nor am I familiar with the bottler The Stillman’s DE. It appears to be a German company and a relative newcomer. Hinata is, according to my teenage son, an important…

We know WhiskySponge mostly from the wonderfully satrical blog in which he truly mocks everyone in the world of whisky. It comes as no surprise that the inimitable strong man behind the blog – my friend…

As the name suggests, this series from Gordon & Macphail is meant to offer the different styles of malt that can be discovered from the Promsied Land. In the glass I have a Caol Ila that matured for 13…

A young, pale Caol Ila, matured on a bourbon cask. You'll be hard pressed to go more classic. Bottled by Cadenhead in 2020 in their Original Collection. Weird that the year of distillation isn't menti…

The Nectar, Belgian importer, selected this so-called Charred Wine Hogshead from the stables of Signatory, near Pitlochry. It was filled in June 2013 with spirit from my favorite Islay distillery and…

I believe most of Aberfeldy's malt whisky goes into the Dewar's line of blended whiskies. There aren't a thousand different Aberfeldy whiskies on the market (that I know of), there aren't new, exclusive…

My quest to find the best 15 year old sherried Scotch had led me to a show down between this and the Tamdhu 15. All of this now seems a little moot since Glendronach appears to have had somewhat of a…

I can't profess to be the biggest fan of sherried whiskies, but I have to acknowledge that, when they work, they can be exquisite. So, with that in mind, I always approach buying such whiskies with…

Nose: wonderful. Orange and vanilla intertwined with fresh oak and nutty malt. Sweet and pleasant, like a top-notch Speyside malt. Love at first sniff.Taste: medium-bodied and creamy on the tongue.…

I've written up a couple of Confederation Oaks before; I believe this is the newest lot (1867-M).The colour is a deep amber. Quite fruity on the nose, with lightly charred pineapple, poached pear, dark…