World Whisky reviews

Ok, so I'm late to the party. This one was released back in 2017, and my friend got me a 35 ml sample almost immediately. I've been meaning to review it, but I'm always nervous. I didn't want to fall…

It’s brand new, this Mackmyra Vintersol. It means Winter Sun which explains why it will only be available in Sweden – via Systembolaget – as of the 4th of October. When exactly we will have it in our…

Although I rarely get to Forty Creek whiskies now that there are so many open bottles in my cabinet, and I’ve been more preoccupied with Wiser’s / Corby’s on the Canadian front, this is probably my…

You may remember the first release of The Winter Queen, a so-called fusion whisky from Adelphi (Scotch mixed with a Dutch whisky) from March 2018. It was so successful that a second batch was produced…

When I visited the Taiwan in January 2019, I brought two Distillery Reserve releases from the Kavalan Distillery: a Peaty Cask and a Rum Cask. The Peaty Cask stayed in Belgium, the Rum Cask went to…

I picked up this old bottling at auction (distilled the year of my birth!) Let's see how it compares to the current bottling.The colour is a pale gold. On the nose a light caramel with a wisp of wood…

I previously reviewed this whisky but it was just based upon my initial impressions from Spirit of Toronto, this is after spending some time with the bottle I purchased.Gooderham & Worts is one of the…

This is a three way H2H with AP25 and standard NAS Alberta Premium (2 unicorns and a workhorse). I received this sample from @paddockjudge 4-5 years ago. I opened it to help prepare for my first taste…

This is a three way H2H with AP30 and standard NAS Alberta Premium (2 unicorns and a workhorse). I received this sample from @paddockjudge 4-5 years ago. I opened it to help prepare for my first taste…

I bought and opened this 200 cc bottle in 2011 or 2012, after watching a Ralfy review. I tried it a few times, most notably when I first tasted samples of AP 25 and 30 (courtesy @Paddockjudge) in pre…