World Whisky reviews

I've been meaning to review this for quite a while but since I have a quiet Thanksgiving today, it's a good time to do it. This is the second issue of the Chronicles series (the first was last year's 41…

This is a cask sample from a few years ago from Swedish distiller High coast distillery, formerly BOX whisky. It was still called box when it was filled so its from some years ago. BOX, or high coast,…

This whisky was released in 2016 to honour Forty Creek founder John K Hall. Through a series of odd, yet perfectly legal, events, this bottle came into my possession at very little cost. Hurray for me…

Forty Creek claims this is "A bold whisky with intense spicy flavours resulting from higher degrees of aging in new oak. Truly meant for savouring, this unique, delectable blend is bottled at a higher…

There's no easy way to say this. My experience with Alberta Premium 20 Year Old has been awful and has gotten steadily worse. While this whisky has generally gotten middle-of-the-road to positive reviews…

This summer (2020) I've come accross this single malt, the first in Belgium (so they say), and here I bring this review to share it with you all.My old man and I were staying at Het Anker Brewery, Mec…

I've always felt that the Gooderham & Worts line was like the overlooked middle child of Corby's Northern Border Collection. Lot 40 is bold and assertive, like a typical first-born. Pike Creek gets…

Let’s remain on New Zealand just a bit longer and try a whisky that was distilled by Willowbank. That distillery is no more – it closed in 1997 and the still were sold to a rum producer on Fiji – but the…

I just tried the New Zealand single malt 2015 Just Hatched that was distilled in November 2015 and bottle 3 years later, in November 2018. Desiree Whitaker decided, in 2020 in honor of the local whisk…

Cardrona was founded only in 2013 by Desiree Whitaker. The distillery lies in Cardrona, between Wanaka and Queenstown at the Southern Alps in New Zealand. Building started in January 2015 and end of…