After the white labeled Phenomenolgy , comes it’s counterpart the Black labeled ‘No Name’. The name sounds mysterious indeed, but as it happens Compass Box […]
Compass Box ‘No Name’
Month: October 2017
Compass Box – Phenomenology
I am going to review both new CB whiskies released lately, the first of which is the Phenomenology. This is an Enigma of a dram, […]
BenRiach 12 Year Old 2005 (cask 2679) – Batch 14
Time to kick off a series of tasting notes for the latest batch of single casks from Benriach, Batch # 14. This year there were […]
Benromach 1977 vintage single cask #1268
Time for another single cask from Benromach. This one is slightly “younger” than the last one (1975), but still quite old.Only 225 bottles of Benromach 1977 are available […]
Port Charlotte 15 – Double Wood
Time flies, and today we’re actually tasting a Port Charlotte aged15 years! I remember the ones released at 5 and 6 years of age – they were […]
Highland Park ‘Magnus’ (US market)
Two new NAS whiskes have been released recently by HP, one is the ‘Dragon Legend’ intended for the EU market, and the ‘Magnus’, especially made […]
Two more #TWE Whisky Show limited edition bottlings (Springbank 24 yo, Glenrothes 27 yo)
The good news is that the whisky show bottlings were finally let loose online, however the bad news is that the lovely Clynelish I intended […]
Clynelish 21yo Art of whisky distilling [TWE whisky show 2017 Exclusive]
Like every year TWE held its whisky show event in London, and sadly I could not attend due to a family vacation on Portugal (which […]
Israeli Pelter Distillery Inaugural release – Notes and thoughts
The Israeli single malt scene is growing and now boasting 3 operating single malt distilleries (M&H, Golan Heights, and now Pelter). Pelter distillery is the […]
Tasting Ardbeg ‘AN OA’
Ardbeg An Oa (pronounced “an oh”) is inspired by the most untamed part of The Ultimate Islay Malt’s remote Scottish island home. Released this September […]