All Whisky reviews

One of my first real endeavors with Bourbon, and a good one at that. I couldn't believe the alcohol content on this bugger at a whopping 143 proof, but it went down surprisingly smooth.Nose: Corn, nuts…

I actually purchased this bottle by looking at the box; it's Ardbeg, how could I go wrong? Nose: peat with hints of apricots, raisins, lemony.Palate: peat,apricots,raisins,cloves. Initially smooth.Finish…

I first heard about this whisky from Ralfy on Youtube. He really talked it up, saying it could fool connosrs at a bar into thinking it was a real Islay and not some half-azzed teaser. Personally I don't…

I was already quite impressed with the previous club bottling from the sympathetic whisky aficionados from Halle (Belgium), a Glenrothes 1998. For their second club bottling the guys and gals from Mal…

The Private Collection from Glenmorangie consists of the Sonnalta Px (hard to find these days), the Finealta and the Artein. This month, the fourth has arrived: the Ealanta (which is Gaelic for elegant…

The Glenmorangie Traditional was launched for duty free in a 2005, in a liter bottle, non chillfiltered and uncut. There are two types of packaging, but that is of little importance. As far as I can tell…

Johnnie Walker, the most recognised and most popular whisky brand in the world. This is the Black Label, the 12 year old. One step up (in terms of price) than the entry level malt, Red Label. This goes…

Tonight when I got home from work, I'm tired, I'm sore and I decided that I needed a nice dram to take the edge off, to absorb me into the world of whisky.Fortuitously I have a steady supply of such…

This is only the second Lowland whiskey I’ve drunk, the first being the Auchentoshan Three Wood I reviewed a few days ago here earlier this month.Neither the Auchentoshan nor this Glenkinchie (distilled…

A fine little value whisky here.Nose: Pears, marzipan, with a nice hint of dew and grass. Very clean. After 10 to 15 minutes in the glass, some richness and warmth starts to come through, like caramel…