All Whisky reviews

Highland Park starts off with syrupy legs, fantastic to watch. The smell is something of a sweet apple with a bit of vanilla. Very pleasant.The body felt thick, rich and smooth. Very much something you'd…

A result of a visit to the whisky exchange shop in London (highly recommended if you're in town). The nose is what's fascinating to me with this bottle. Not the greatest nose ever but it hides it's…

A visit to some friends in the western Chicago suburbs last week culminated in a stop at a never-before-visited Binny’s outlet in Downers Grove, where I picked up this little gem of an independent bot…

from a purchased sampleNose: Very malty, with a fairly good dose of lemon zest, honey, and oil from pressed flowers. Vanilla and the usual sort of crystallized sugar. Frosting and a nervous sour note…

from a purchased sampleNose: Whoa, obviously rich from the go. Thick toffee with some citric notes. Oxidative sherry is the foundation here. Some smoke, too. Honey, caramel, flowers, and oodles of ras…

from a purchased sampleNose: Now that's rich sherry. Honey, caramel stewed with syrupy dates, chocolate, wood, and red jammy strawberries. Vanilla, cake frosting, cinnamon, and other sweet brown baking…

from a purchased sampleNose: Not sure exactly what constitutes this expression or from which batch this one hails. Nice smoke and peat with ash and salty coastal notes. Light mesquite bbq, and even some…

from a friendNose: Crystallized fruit, honey, lemon, vanilla, and that typical Clynelish waxiness. Obviously in a good place. Creamy frosting, bounded by some wood. Lemon cream pie with some vanilla…

from a friendNose: Bubblegum and tropical fruit sweetness. Pineapple, mango, and candied floss. A little vanilla and malt as well. Seems like the sort of thing that one drizzles on pie or vanilla ice…

from a friendNose: Some oxidative sherry and light red fruit notes but it's all pretty soft and subtle strawberry, jammy baked goods. Vanilla and chocolate malt. A slightly salty note as well. Peaches…