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.
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 ...
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 ...
Exciting times for the Celtic Whisky Distillerie (formerly known as Glann Ar Mor) in Brittany (France). They’re currently re-building the distillery, so to speak, in order to adapt to certain ...
While Hampden has a long history, sherry casks are a new thing for the distillery. We’ve had some examples from The Colours of Rum and of course there was the official Hampden Pagos. Today we’re ...
A few days ago I was at a tasting organised by the people behind Belgian whisky club Crann. Jürgen Vromans (also known as The Whisky Mercenary) was there to announce he would be importing a new series ...
Nose: mostly tangerines and peaches, with some yellow plum and hints of light honey. A lot of marmalade too. Some sunflower oil and gorse, along with wool and grassy notes. Then subtle hints of ...
This is the second release in the Icons of Campbeltown series from Glen Scotia distillery. While it doesn’t have clear information on the packaging, this release is inspired by the legend of Saint ...
Holyrood distillery is known for its experimental mindset and flavour-first approach. They’ve just presented the Holyrood Noir trilogy: three whiskies made with wine yeasts from iconic regions, each ...