World Whisky reviews

When I first read about this expression in 2015 (@maltActivist’s review is below) I was intrigued, but at the prices I had seen for it I wasn’t keen on searching out a bottle. Reading about it on other…

This is a new Canadian whisky. I only found out about it because I got an email from their sales rep/marketing person/brand ambassador. Maybe my blog isn't so invisible after all. That said, they didn't…

Now onto the 10 Year Old - it's a very similar decanter-style bottle, though a little shorter and wider. With a tax stamp of 1973, I guess this was bottled in 1983 (six years after the 8 Year Old was…

It's not every day I come across Canadian whiskies I've never heard of, so I plucked these two from an LCBO auction. Thomas Adams Distillers was founded in 1953 when Sam Bronfman acquired United Disti…

My deep thanks to @paddockjudge for the reviewed sampleNose: beautiful carnations, light wine, pleasant cereal grain. This is a rarity-- a BRIGHT nose. Very beautiful. Water added enhances the beautiful…

My deep thanks to @paddockjudge for the reviewed sample. The 2017 release of Lot 40 Cask Strength was aged 12 years. This batch of Lot 40 is reported to be made from 100% unmalted rye grain and added…

I've only tried a few ryes but am finding that I quite like the punchy, spicy and herbal complexity the grain offers. This is my first Canadian rye (well first Canadian whisk(e)y all together, I think…

Miranda, one of my co-workers, visits South Africa every year on holiday. Once you go black… anyway… every time she brings me a local drink. This time around she selected a bottle of whisky by the name…

This limited-edition blend is, to my knowledge, the first to contain only malt, rye, and corn whisky from the Still Waters distillery (i.e. no outsourced corn this time).Nose: caramel, and lots of baking…

Alberta Premium is distilled in Alberta from rye grain grown in the Prairies. While it carries no age statement, the bulk of the whisky used in this bargain-priced offering is aged for five years, mainly…