A head-to-head review of Ben Nevis 1996 cask 1321 (bottled by The Whisky Jury) and cask 1334 (from Kanpaikai & The Antelope). Excellent single malt whiskies.

Review of the Bowmore 21 Years 'Old Islay' and Ledaig 20 Years 'Old Mull', two single malt whiskies from Decadent Drinks ...

Review of the Isle of Raasay single malt 'Specialist's Choice', exclusive to retailers in The Netherlands. It's a young peated whisky from 2021.

Review of Glenfiddich Grand Château 31 Year Old, a limited single malt whisky with a second maturation in Bordeaux red wine casks. Disappointing for the price.

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...

Following on from their Revival and Renaissance series, Teeling distillery kicked off the Rising Reserve series recently. It consists of hand-selected casks from reserves of their best and oldest ...

There seems to be a wave of old Cuban rums at the moment. I know the sweetness of these casks is sometimes a little controversial among rum lovers, but some of them are really interesting. We already ...

A single grain whisky in the Special Releases is not a new thing (a nice Cambus 40 Year Old springs to mind), but it is special coming from the malt distillery that is Teaninich. It marries ...

Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt created by WM Grant, the famous company behind Glenfiddich and others (as well as Hendricks gin for instance). The name is taken from a repetitive strain injury that ...

I’ve reviewed a couple of outstanding Malts of Scotland bottlings for The Whisky Dreamers. Recently there was another one of these Rare Casks, this time bottled as Frank’s Personal Choice. It’s ...

Nose: new oak dominates. Pencil shavings, vanilla and spice. Underneath there is a sweet wave of sherry aromas, like sultana sweetness, caramel, hazelnut and cinnamon. Hints of toasted bread and wet ...

Gouden Carolus is a highly respected beer from brewery Het Anker in Mechelen, Belgium. Besides a family brewing tradition spanning five generations, the family also distilled genever in a nearby ...