World Whisky reviews

This is a sample (courtesy of @paddockjudge) of the US-only expression Crown Royal Hand Selected Barrel. Why this is not available in Canada is beyond my comprehension. Apparently, different states get…

I have already tried a couple of expressions from the young Eaglesburn distillery in Ede, Holland. I must confess, I have a soft spot for this whisky. It all started in 2017 when I tried the one year old…

Shelter Point's single malt is double distilled and, like all their whiskies, is non-coloured and non-chill-filtered. The colour is a pale gold, a bit brighter than the Lot 141. The nose is very much…

Shelter Point Farm & Distillery was established in 2011 on Vancouver Island in BC and is a true "field to flask" operation, using traditional Scottish distilling methods to make vodka, gin, liqueur and…

"Smooth" isn't normally a word I like to use with respect to whisky, because it is too generic and doesn't really say much about anything. But I'll be darned if this isn't the smoothest whisky I've tried…

Today is Election Day in Canada. It seemed fitting that I should celebrate our democratic process with something Canadian. I wanted to review Forty Creek Heart of Gold but I noticed that was my last…

Wiser's, or more generally Corby, is my favourite Canadian whisky producer at the moment. This is simply because they produce a good number of whiskies at a consistently high quality level and I'm rarely…

Ok, so I'm late to the party. This one was released back in 2017, and my friend got me a 35 ml sample almost immediately. I've been meaning to review it, but I'm always nervous. I didn't want to fall…

It’s brand new, this Mackmyra Vintersol. It means Winter Sun which explains why it will only be available in Sweden – via Systembolaget – as of the 4th of October. When exactly we will have it in our…

Although I rarely get to Forty Creek whiskies now that there are so many open bottles in my cabinet, and I’ve been more preoccupied with Wiser’s / Corby’s on the Canadian front, this is probably my…