All Whisky reviews

Both this one and Talisker 10 had me rate it as repulsive about a month ago when I tried each one at the bar. I gave Talisker 10 another chance last week, and I reviewed it with an improved score. The…

I bought this on a whim about a month ago when I visited one of the few stores in this country that carry bourbon. It was cheap, supposedly quite good, and it came recommended by the shop keep. I figured…

This was another one that I sampled at the bar for the first time and wound up being those rare one out of three chances that justified buying a bottle to bring home. This now brings the Islays in my…

Nose: sea spray, toasted oak,pears, alcohol, pepper, musky cologne,mild smoke Palate: brine, mango, white pepper, ginger, pineapple Finish: fading smoke (less than Tali 10) and pepper (also less), van…

I first saw this one on the shelves a few months ago. Since it was a return of a very old brand, there were no reviews. Then, around the time of this year's Kentucky Derby, I found it's younger brother…

It’s a challenge finding anything other than scotch in Taiwan. Bourbon is rare, and rye is utterly non-existent. That’s why whenever friends or family come to visit, I promptly ask them to pick up som…

Balblair has a reputation as a light, fruity, summertime whisky, and I agree with this assessment insofar as the three Balblair expressions in my cabinet go. They all remind me somewhat of basic Glenf…

N: sherry, sophisticated array of sugars and the malt. The sense strain to assign metaphors and similes.P: A bombastic yet sophisticated barrage of caramel, oak, vanilla, mint. The palate changes in a…

Smells like pear, dried fruit, orange jam on Sasquatch bread. Tastes of pear, Asian pear, a bit of tequila, mescal, pepper, ginger, oak. Finish is quite long for a seven year scotch, but about medium for…

Ginkgo is a vatted malt consisting of single malt from various Japanese distilleries and blended by Ichiro Akuto. It appears that there was one release of about 6,000 bottles. The nose is malty and quite…