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This review is of the non-chill filtered version. Its nose is a bit smokey with a hint of the palette. Mild peat, brine, and a whiff of smoke. Walnuts, apricots, olive oil. The palate is a lot like…

Loch Lomond is a factory. Their core business is the production and sales of fillings, bulk whisky at very young age. They do not make a secret out of it. Their whisky is hence not very well regarded,…

By tweaking the distillation process (making use of no less than three types of stills), Loch Lomond produces no less than seven different types of single malt. Their best known is probably Loch Lomond…

Hot Irishman, a company in Carlow (Ireland), lead by Bernard Walsh, has a portfolio that contains the Irishman Single Malt, the Irishman 70 Superior Irish Whiskey, but also a cream liqueur, a mulled wine…

Tullamore Dew got its name not from morning dew but from the man whose influence on this distillery was invaluable: Daniel Edmond Williams. The owners, William Grants & Sons, recently received permission…

I just broke open this bottle. I have to admit I haven't had much experience with the Islay whiskys. I have only had the Lagavulin 16yo thus far. First the nose... waves of smoke as I had expected. I…

This is the fifth installment of my reviews of the Kavalan range. This particular bottling has spent time in American oak casks formerly used for both red and white wines. If you want more technical…

Great bottle: the white box is for white wine (Sauterne) cask that have been used. Great whisky: it smells, tastes and feels like good pipe tobacco. Everything is in adequation, the smell, the taste, the…

Well folks, it's March 16th and tomorrow is that hallowed St. Paddy's Day. I last reviewed a Tullamore Dew 12, and so keeping with the theme, here is a Bushmills I've had around here for almost a year…

I really like this, and I have found it pretty consistent from start to finish. It starts full bodied and creamy, with wisps of smoke mingling throughout. There is a satisfying bite and charcoal in the…