World Whisky reviews

Mackmyra used a computerprogram developed by the Finse technology giant Fourkind and fed it with 75 different whisky recipes as well as awards, reviews from consumers, ratings, feedback from ambassadors…

The name of this NAS expression of Paul John leaves little to the imagination. It’s a vatting of malts that matured on oloroso casks. I can, while tasting this, not get rid of a crazy image in my mind’s…

The Lakes Distillery in Cumbria, England, was only founded in 2015. To create cashflow they initially released a blend called The One. But by now their single malt is ready to be released. Dhavall Gandhi…

Bimber is a brand new distillery in… London! They only got under steam in 2016 and end of last year they launched their first Single Malt London Whisky, a release of 5.000 bottles, whisky matured on re…

In 1857 Jakob Baumberger founded a distillery and brewery in Langatun (nowadays Langenthal, Switzerland) on the farm of his father. The logo was a bear. As an homage Baumberger’s kin now distills Old…

On the one hand you’ll find the Distillerie Grallet-Dupic in Rozelieures, that markets Lorraine single malt making use of local barley and peat, on the other hand there is Alcopedia, a company run by an…

Let’s trek across the border to France to try a young malt from the unknown (to me at least) Distillerie Claeyssens de Wambrechies. It’s a distillery with Belgian roots. It was founded in 1817 by Joseph…

Gouden Carolus has come a long way. I could hardly stomach their first releases (more banana liqueur than whisky), but they have improved significantly over the past years. What has me looking on wide…

A few years ago Filiers released single malt under the banner Goldlys – named after the river Leie – Lys in English - that turned gold from the drying flax on the riverbanks. But now Filliers is changing…

I am fond of Duvel. It’s a great beer. Their yearly Barrel Aged versions are equally excellent. But what I have tried of their Duvel Distilled – their shot at whisky, one from 2009 and one from 2013 –…