World Whisky reviews

A few years ago I gave Dillon's White Rye (a 40% ABV unaged 100% rye) a lousy 67. This time they dumped the spirit (100% Ontario rye distilled in copper pot) into new Ontario oak, new American oak and…

My friend Kyle, who isn’t a member if Connosr as far as I know, is incredibly generous and gives me samples upon samples any time we meet up. He gave me this mystery sample today and asked me to review…

Lohin McKinnon is a brand released by Central City Brewers & Distillers in Surrey, B.C. Founded in 2003, they started making beer under the “Red Racer” name. In mid 2013, they started distilling as a…

This is a sample (courtesy of @paddockjudge) of the US-only expression Crown Royal Hand Selected Barrel. Why this is not available in Canada is beyond my comprehension. Apparently, different states get…

I have already tried a couple of expressions from the young Eaglesburn distillery in Ede, Holland. I must confess, I have a soft spot for this whisky. It all started in 2017 when I tried the one year old…

Shelter Point's single malt is double distilled and, like all their whiskies, is non-coloured and non-chill-filtered. The colour is a pale gold, a bit brighter than the Lot 141. The nose is very much…

Shelter Point Farm & Distillery was established in 2011 on Vancouver Island in BC and is a true "field to flask" operation, using traditional Scottish distilling methods to make vodka, gin, liqueur and…

"Smooth" isn't normally a word I like to use with respect to whisky, because it is too generic and doesn't really say much about anything. But I'll be darned if this isn't the smoothest whisky I've tried…

Today is Election Day in Canada. It seemed fitting that I should celebrate our democratic process with something Canadian. I wanted to review Forty Creek Heart of Gold but I noticed that was my last…

Wiser's, or more generally Corby, is my favourite Canadian whisky producer at the moment. This is simply because they produce a good number of whiskies at a consistently high quality level and I'm rarely…