World Whisky reviews

I am sure you are familiar with the Solist range of Kavalan, with those grand releases on all kinds of casks including bourbon, sherry, wine and port. New is this Kavalan Port Oak, not to be confused…

I've got mixed feelings about Forty Creek. John Hall helped shape a Canadian whisky revival, but FC's offerings are notoriously inconsistent in my experience. I've tasted some batches of bottom shelf…

I believe this whisky is no longer available. I have a bottle of it at home, but I'm always wishy-washy about opening discontinued stuff. Luckily a friend provided me with a sample so I could try it…

Nose: the bourbon casks on this one must have been first fill, or even with some bourbon slashing around, cause the bourbon element is strong. That unmistakeable type of sweetness. Some sugared popcorn…

You know I have a weak spot for new make, I’m sure. I have been able to try quite a few. Erik Molenaar of the Dutch Wagging Finger Distillery has started producing whisky as well. The spirit in front of…

I love movies that keep me guessing, and I have a bro-crush on Hugh Jackman, ergo this review is named for a movie that kept me guessing, since the whisky fooled me the way Jackman's character was fooled…

This review is inspired by @Talexander, who posted the first post-procedure review in 2013, which was followed by what appeared to be a “tribute review” by the member formerly known as OlJas. For your…

Teerenpeli is a family company, founded in 2002, in the heart of Lathi, Finland. The original distillery was built in the basement of the famous Taivaanranta restaurant, but in 2015 they moved to a much…

The Distillerie Du Périgord, somewhat halfway Limoges and Toulouse, was founded in 1860 and is mostly known for its fruit liqueurs, marmalades and the likes, but since two decades they have also been…

Appelblom is Swedish for apple blossom, in the case of this new release from Mackmyra it refers to the fact that the whisky was finished in casks that previously held calvados from Christian Drouin …