All Whisky reviews

gift sampleNose: Rich and dark. Beautiful as it gains steam, with some elegantly aged sherry. Old leather furniture, polish, and expensive lacquer. Light chocolate and coffee drizzled across toasted…

from a purchased sampleNose; Rather malty and on traces of peat and more subtle hints of sherry. Lots of white wine. Lightly chalky chardonnay. The sherry is so faint that, as Ferris Buehler would say…

Amrut were the first Indian Whisky producer to break into the UK market. Fusion is a great component from their line up.Nose. Citrus, cereal and spice. Palate. Fruity, oak, spice, sweet molasses. It's…

Here's a Sunday treat, and a lucky one at that - three grain whiskies from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society! I rarely get to taste SMWS bottles, let alone grain whiskies at all. So tonight, let's do all…

This is a classic cask strength sherry bomb from Glenfarclas. This is non chill filtered, no caramel colouring added and approximately 10 years old stored in Oloroso Sherry casks.The colour is mid pale…

Generally speaking, I love the fact that the Scotch Malt Whisky Society exists. It's beauty is in the simplicity of its products: single cask whiskies, non-coloured, non-chill-filtered, not diluted. But…

The Clear Creek Distillery McCarthy's Single Malt, W13-02 bottled in Sept 16 2013. Warm slow thick earthy arrival develops a long balanced salty, peated awesome finish.

Let me start by stating that I am a fan of Auchentoshan. This expression is stored in 3 different casks. American Bourbon, Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. This gives the expression it's…

Strathclyde Distillery lives in Glasgow, in the Gorbals district. It began distilling in 1928, founded by the owners of the Long John brand. They distill both grain whisky and neutral grain spirit, and…

Last spring, Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select was released as a duty-free-only bottling. Last week, Binny’s made a precious few bottles available on their shelves. And just yesterday, a very special friend…