All Whisky reviews

16yo Ben Nevis aged in a refill Sherry butt. “Tantalisingly sweet & savoury” @55.1% ABV and 1/562 bottles. To smell: Turkish Delight, polished timber floors, chocolate-malt for sure. Finding the sweet…

This is the replacement that came last year for the "An Turas Mor" bottling, so in other words Bruichladdich's new NAS peaty bottling. An Turas Mor was, considering everything, a very decent offering so…

Hanyu Distillery was located in a town of the same name, 70 kilometres north of Tokyo. The original company was founded from a family business originally established in 1626 by the Akuto family, sake…

I started off by jotting down notes on the nose, palate, finish, etc. Instead, my review will be more opinionated and less statistical.Carries some reasonable notes, sweet vanilla and cherry with a…

An outstanding whiskey, I would say I hate normal jack this was a different beast.Nose: sweet, spicy, oak, a caramel smell like kettle-corn, vanilla, butterscotch. Palate: Like the nose, just with a…

This is an outstanding bourbon, I can't belive that is cost twenty dollars.Nose: very robust, spice, caramel, oak, vanilla, and a nice brashness. Palate: Has a meaty feel to it, spice, caramel, oak,…

The King Car Kavalan distillery in Taiwan is still very young, founded in 1979. They got the help of expert Dr Jim Swan, which I have met at the festival in Ghent as a soft spoken, rather introvert man…

This Kavalan Single Malt saw the light of day in 2008 and is the distillery’s best seller. It is composed from first fill bourbon and sherry casks, but also several refill casks and even a wine cask. It…

This is the second whisky under the Kavalan label, from 2009, and it was finished on Portugese port casks, both Ruby, Tawny and Vintage Port. No spirit caramel for this Concertmaster. The port casks gave…

There have been numerous bottlings of the Solist on bourbon casks, all at cask strength. Mine has reference B080616095 and yielded 203 bottles at 57,8%. The nose is rife with vanilla, coconut and over…