All Whisky reviews

Cutty Sark is name of the British clipper, as it has been depicted on the label since 1955. The blend was designed originally by Berry Brothers & Rudd on the 20th of March 1923. We are trying the 12 Year…

Another Cutty Sark, but this time the 25 Year Old, which contains 95% Speyside malt whisky and only 5% (doh!) grain. Judging by the colour, some sherry casks were used. That is immediately confirmed on…

Grand Old Parr is a blend marketed by Diageo. It was named after the Brit Thomas Parr who lived to be a 152 years, according to legend. Born in 1483 and interred in London (where you can still visit his…

Johnnie Walker is still the best selling brand in the world. It sells more bottles than all the single malts put together. Hence it is Diageo’s golden goose. But the Red Label is hardly a good blend.…

Flaming Heart is a blended malt, put together from whiskies that matured on refill bourbon casks, heavily charred French oak and a couple of sherry casks. The precise malts used is a well kept secret,…

You are probably familiar with the Six Isles, a vatted (excuse me, blended) malt from 6 islands (Jura, Orkney, Mull, Skye, Arran and Islay – hence the name). But since early 2013 there is also this Six…

Douglas Laing introduced the Double Barrel series a few years ago. It is a special vatting of two single malts. The combinations, at first glance, seem a bit odd and farfetched and make me wonder if they…

Feis Ile, the whisky festival on Islay, is world famous and attracts thousands of visitors every year. Lesser known, but equally fun (I have been told) is the Spirit of Speyside Festival. For the 2013…

Black Bull is een blend containing grain and malt in equal mesure, fifty-fifty. What makes Black Bull so special is the fact that both the grain and malt whisky were put together after distillation in…

A classic malt from a big time distillery. The Talisker 10 bottled very specifically at 45.8% is i think somewhat of a legendary dram (maybe im a bit Diageo-ed). This is a well peated young whisky which…