All Whisky reviews

Heart of Gold is Forty Creek's 2013 annual limited release. Only 9000 bottles exist of this whisky, which is more rye-forward than distiller John K. Hall's other releases, and is matured in toasted oak…

As far as I know this is the only wheat whisky made in America. Distinct from a wheated bourbon.Nose: Sweet spices of cinnamon, cooked vanilla, some toasted notes of oak, a slight light custard creami…

I am not normally a peaty whisky fan, but I have to admit that this whisky is beautiful. Cheap too somehow. The smoke is dominant but not idiotic like Dettol - I mean Laphroaig. It's well balanced.…

I am not normally a peaty whisky fan, but I have to admit that this whisky is beautiful. Cheap too somehow. The smoke is dominant but not idiotic like Dettol - I mean Laphroaig. It's well balanced.…

Warm steady complex thick fruity balanced arrival develops a pleasant long slow steamed vegetable finish.

My official rating is for the original tasting. (I rated 4 points lower for a sample that had been allowed to oxidize for a couple weeks. Changes are noted below.)Nose: A young, grassy type of lemon,…

Today is December 1! Which means I can dive into Master of Malt's Whisky Advent Calendar. This is an annual release, through their "Drinks By The Dram" series, which provides 30mL minis of various whi…

Chichibu distillery is located in the town of Chichibu, close to the city of Saitama and about 120 kilometres to the northwest of Tokyo. Ichiro Akuto, the distillery’s charismatic founder, started con…

For the 1994 bottling.Nose: Purple grape & sugarcane, at first. Then adds cocoa, as fine and dry as cinnamon powder... and with a punch as sharp as orange zest. After more time, vanilla and butterscotch…

I had heard friends say good things about this blend. It is a blended malt made from 3 different single malts from The Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Kininvie. The nose is inviting with vanilla, honey, saw…