World Whisky reviews

The Turv Distillery was founded in Exloo, Holland, in 2015. Matthieu Smakman invested 1.8 million euro and makes, according to him, different distillates through a very innovative and unique process. He…

Wild Weasel is a Belgian whisky that was launched in August 2014 by the Wilderen Distillery, which started out centuries ago as a brewery. Brouwerij & Alcoholstokerij Wilderen (as they are calling the…

In May 2016 the third cask L3 (quarter cask from Laphroaig) was bottled of the Kempisch Vuur Belgian single malt. I have only just tried the L2, so it is easy to compare.The nose of L3 is even less sweet…

You may remember the launch of the Belgian single malt Kempisch Vuur (Campian Fire) way back in April 2016. Distillery Pirlot had filled 15 quarter casks from Laphroaig with his own spirit and bottled…

Amrut is a household name by now on the Belgian whisky scene, but that has only been the case for about a decade. Some very special releases have been seen, but I would like to try their original rele…

Old Eight is a blend that appeared on the Brazilian market for the first time in 1965. It is still very popular in the 5th largest nation on earth. Hotel and restaurant owner Fabrizio Fasana created his…

I tried this Belgian grain at a friend’s place. I did not realize at the time that it was produced by Rademacher and sold for only 15 EUR. If I had known, I would have been more weary. Because I do not…

At the Canadian Whisky Renaissance masterclass yesterday at Spirit of Toronto 2017, we were introduced to a series of limited releases set for this fall. This one was anticipated after a few of us got…

I am reviewing a sample of Braunstein Danica Library collection 14:1 thanks to the generosity of Markjedi1. This is a Danish whisky matured in a Oloroso Sherry cask and then finished in a Cognac cask.…

Nose: quite a lot of alcohol. Then vanilla bean and chocolate liqueur. Light and exceedingly sweet, almost artificially so. Taste: surprisingly, not super-sweet, actually rather dry. Light-bodied,…