World Whisky reviews

Alas, this review is a wee bit rushed as I have to be somewhere, but thought I would squeeze it in on this lovely afternoon. It is Corby's third annual release of their Lot 40 Cask Strength, encompassing…

We are very proud that MMM – Mark & Manny’s Malts – has been able to secure a collaboration for 2020 with the very talented artist Nathalie Pien. When we saw a few of her paintings at an exposition, we…

This single grain of the Belgian distillery Braeckman matured for 12 years and was drawn from a single barrel. The ABV makes me gasp for breath already. 66.1% ABV? Oh, my!The nose is honeysweet on grain…

The 10 Year Old Single Grain from Braeckman is released in 50cl bottles at 46%, but they have just released a single barrel that got a finish of 10 months on an oloroso sherry cask and bottled at a…

Apart from the single grain, of which Braeckman has a few out there, the Belgian distillery also launched a 10 years old single malt that matured on a first fill bourbon barrel. I tried it at a festival…

In 2017 Dirk Verleysen, owner of whiskyshop Dram 242, launched the Braeckman Single Grain. It was a 9 years old single barrel that impressed immediately. When the distillery celebrated their 100th ann…

This whisky is too intense to review in a traditional way. I just want to capture some of my impressions. My first impression is that this isn't just a full-bore version of regular Alberta Premium. That…

This is a 3-grain blend aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks. On the nose it is mellow, sweet, and grainy. Very much a Wiser's whisky. It is traditional Canadian in style, but there is…

There are already quite a few expressions from WillowBurn, including – in the so-called Batch No 1 – no less than 6 finishes: Marsala (which I just tried), Moscatel, Grand Cru Claret, Ruby & Tawny Port…

Apart from Glen Els, The Alrik and the heavily peated Emperor’s Way they also produce this WillowBurn at Hammerschmiede. And they have experimented quite a bit with types of casks. In their Batch No 1…