All Whisky reviews

I've had multiple drams from purchased samples, but I finally decided to open one of my bottles. I tried it a few times (down to half a bottle now) and have, more or less, consolidated my notes.Nose: A…

I really like this one. So does my wife, which doesn't happen very often, as she is not a "whisky chick." No water for this one. I think it's better straight. It has a fruity nose with a rich buttery…

Heaven Hill is one of the largest producers of US bourbon and rye whiskeys. "Bottled In Bond" is a US government designation requiring, among other things, a bottling at 50% ABV, a minimum of 4 years of…

Despite being called the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, quite a few of their bottlings come from distilleries outside of Scotland (they have even bottled bourbons and armagnacs). This is one of them, from…

Parkers Heritage Collection is produced at the Heaven Hill Distillery. As of May 2013 this 6th Editon Parkers Heritage Collection whisky has been just recently released. The 6th Edition is a Four Grain…

My first-year graduate students surprised me at the end of the semester with this incredibly generous gift to thank me for my work with them for the past year.The Glenfiddich 12 was once a mainstay in…

I have long known the Belgian whiskyclub Fulldram to have good taste. Their four previous club bottling (Littlemill 1990, Auchentoshan 1999, Bowmore 1999 and Tomatin 1976) were all gems in their own…

I have long known the Belgian whiskyclub Fulldram to have good taste. Their four previous club bottling (Littlemill 1990, Auchentoshan 1999, Bowmore 1999 and Tomatin 1976) were all gems in their own…

The Whisky Mercenary, aka Belgian bottler Jürgen Vromans, released two new bottlings on 9 May 2013. A Cooley from Ireland and this Braeval.Very sweet nose, albeit extremely soft. Beesax, pineapple cubes…

The Whisky Mercenary’s first Irish whiskey! So far, we can only hail Jürgen and his bottlings. Remember the previous gems: Glenlossie 1992, Clynelish 1997, Bowmore 2000, the great Bunna 1976 and the new…