All Whisky reviews

Made by David Pickerell, who served as the master distiller at Maker's Mark for more than a decade. This rye is for big flavor hunters. The first sip lets you know that it is brimming with vanilla,…

Never again will you doubt that good whiskey can come from a bottle with a screw-cap. The nose on this is deceptive; subtle, sweet, and genial. Then the first sip comes along and you feel like you were…

Matured initially in a re-charred old port quarter cask (LD264) and finished for about 3 months in an ex-Apple Brandy cask, this whisky was bottled exclusively for The Oak Barrel, with only 119 bottles…

Glenmorangie 18 years old Extremely Rare is the Audrey Hepburn of whiskies, the delicate flower. This is as delicate it can get when tasting whiskies (so far...). Even though this was 12 years younger…

Laphroaig 10 year old is so legendary and cost efficient that I don't have to go on about it. Master of Malts: "The only malt from Laphroaig’s range that John Campbell recommends with water: try it, it…

Port Charlotte's Peat Project is a perfect whisky for somebody who wants to try smoky whisky for the first time. That's why my movie reference doesn't actually fit in so well (sorry, I didn't have any…

This is the second standard bottling from Taiwan's Kavalan distillery. It's matured in American oak casks and finished in port casks. Thanks to the port influence, it doesn't need the e150 additive and…

I actually meant to purchase the Bruichladdich Classic 01. Having tasted, and enjoyed, the Resurrection on a previous occasion, I aspired to sample the Classic as it seemed to be (from reviews anyway)…

My "stats" are starting to tell me that Glenfarclas is the way to go, if I want to taste good sherry flavored whiskies. Usually I haven't liked much of the ones that have a big sherry influence (mainly…

The Glen Moray 12 is a remarkably clean and fresh tasting single malt from Speyside and, for me, an expression that is best to start off an evening with.The uncomplicated nose first brings with it a…