World Whisky reviews

"King Car" is essentially a vatting of 8 separate types of wood casks (including ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and some others as well). This expression as opposed to the basic “Kavalan” and “concert master”…

I’d been reading a lot about Amrut whiskies here on this website, and almost went to a blind tasting of Amrut at The Whisky Exchange last year (time conspired against me on that). So I thought that it…

Nose: Very fragrant, aromas leaping out of the glass with ease, as one would expect from such a young whisky. It's very much a vegetal introduction, with yellow and green peppers, as well as courgette…

It was on the Christmas tree last december and a big suprise.

The Nose: Some nice stewed stone fruit – peaches and plums, with ripe juicy citrus along with mingled notes of buttered bread, hot cocoa and even a bit of chocolate brownie. The sherry is pretty subtle…