2016 is almost over, and looking back, it has been quite an awesome year whisky wise (at least round here at Whisky Israel towers). I’ve […]
Mortlach 58 yo 1954 , MacPhail ‘Rare Vintage’ 2012 – G&M
Month: December 2016
Caol Ila 15 yo 2000 ‘unpeated style’ , Special release 2016
This year’s Caol Ila is a 15 year old ‘Unpeated Style’, this is in in line with the recent few expressions of the Unpeated CI’s […]
SMWS 128.6 ‘Rumbling, reverberating, resonances’ -7yo Madeira Cask Penderyn
Festive times call from festive drams, and this is a very unusual XMAS dram, or Hannuka dram, or whatever. Usually we opt for big sherry […]
Best and worst of 2016
2016 is coming to a close, and It’s time for a quick post about what I liked and disliked in 2016, starting with the best […]
Wemyss Batch Strength: The Hive , Spice King & Peat Chimney
Not long ago Wemyss Malts released a Cask Strength version of their blended malts The Hive, Spice King and Peat Chimney, after having dropped the age statement from […]
Lagavulin 25 yo, 200th Anniversary edition
Lagavulin is celebrating its 200th Anniversary this year, and they are doing it in style, releasing special expressions throughout the year. First they released the […]
House of Hazelwood 18 yo
If you’ve flown recently, you might have noticed a new range sold exclusively on Travel Retail by the name of “House Of Hazelwood”. This is […]
Glenkinchie 24 Year Old 1991 (Special Release 2016)
Glenkinchie is quite common as a 10 year old / 12 year old in recent years, and there’s even a distiller’s edition finished in Amontillado, […]
BenRiach 21 Year Old Tawny Port Cask Finish
The second new finish by Benriach which was launched a few months back is this 21 year old Tawny port cask finish, which replaced the […]
Auchroisk 25 Year Old 1990 (Special Release 2016)
Not all Special Release expressions are created equal, ans while some are outstanding, some are less intriguing at least for me, which is exactly the […]