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.

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 ...

The WhiskyDudes have a membership programme which gives you access to certain bottles. We’re trying a Benrinnes, Blair Athol and Ardmore which are available as a set or individually. In my previous ...

The Whisky Trail got a makeover since Elixir Distillers separated from The Whisky Exchange. The series exists since 2019, with some new releases in 2021, always as a quartet. Then Elixir became an ...

Among the recent exclusives from The Whisky Exchange there is this Benromach 2014. It comes from a single sherry hogshead. Expect some deep sherry notes with the typical mild sootiness of the ...

Whiskay was kind enough to send me a sample of this ‘Little Sleeping Bear Boy’. It has a cute, melancholic label illustration by Japanese artist Mayuka Yamamoto. To be honest I don’t know the bottler ...

Nose: pretty great. Waxy notes up front, with tangerine, green banana and warming apples. Hints of hay, dandelions, a hint of fresh butter, but also a lightly dusty hint of potatoes. Then some vanilla ...

Glenfiddich’s Grand series is range of expensive old expressions, often from cask types that are less common for the distillery. We tried the Glenfiddich Grand Cru a few years ago, which was finished ...