World Whisky reviews

Paul and Maria from the Rotterdam Cley distillery have a special place in my heart. They make really nice whisky and they are also super sympathetic people. That's always good for a nice story. And they…

I've never had the "basic" Gooderham & Worts whisky so I figured I owed it to myself to try it.* Nose: There’s sweetness at first with brown sugar and caramel, followed by some surprisingly assertive rye…

I'm a fan of Starward, that's known. And when I got the chance to buy a barrel a few weeks ago, I didn't let it pass me by. I am very grateful to Jeroen from the well-known online whisky shop The Bonding…

With the penchant for peated whisky of many whisky lovers, it does not surprise me at all that the Australian Starward also has an expression on the market, called Unexpeated. A nice pun on both unexp…

The Fortis expression is a young malt from Starward that matured in both American bourbon casks and red wine barrels. In this it differs greatly from both the Left-Field and the popular Nova. But I don't…

At Spirits in the Sky – a Belgian whisky festival – my friend Niek pushes a glass under my nose. I smell, frown and ask, ‘Is this whisky?’ Niek laughs and replies: 'That was also my first thought’. …

I've had a soft spot for this Australian whisky from the beginning. There are several reasons for this. Perhaps the most important is the fact that Niek & Ilse came back with a fantastic story from the…

In September 2021 I was – for the second time – a guest at the whisky festival in sun-drenched Toulouse. One of the booths represented Starward (with a 'd' at the back, not to be confused with my fav…

If Corby, J.P. Wiser's, Forty Creek et. al. have led the charge of the Canadian whisky renaissance, Collingwood whisky has been slow to join the fray. Finding clear answers as to the makeup of Colling…

I had the privilege of tasting this from Marcel in November last year. Not that he needed my opinion to decide whether or not to bottle it. This whisky speaks for itself from the first to the last drop…