Brora. The 2nd most sought after whisky (or 2nd most pricy whisky) in the Diageo Special release line of whiskies. For me, Brora (I’ve tried […]
Brora 38 yo vintage 1977 (Special Release 2016)
Author: Gal Granov
Cambus 40 yo , Diageo Special Rel. 2016
Diageo Special Releases. Love them, Hate them, whatever you think of them you can not ignore them (ok you can, but it’s got so damn […]
Caol Ila 2005, Cask Strength, G&M
I was reading a tasting note for this whisky on twitter, and I was quite surprised someone (nevermind who) was describing it as “Smooth” on […]
Inchgower 2002 (G&M) – Connoisseurs Choice
Quite a few G&M releases to review, and this one is the first in this batch. An inchgower distilled in 2002, aged in a refill […]
Benrinnes 20 yo, Time Series II – The Whisky Exchange
We arrive at the oldest expression of the ‘Time’ series , a Benrinnes 20 yo aged in a ex-Bourbon cask, and bottled at 50% abv. […]
Ledaig 11 yo – ‘Time’ Series IV (The Whisky Exchange)
I’m continuing the review of the new expressions released by The Whisky Exchange in their ‘Time’ Series. Following the 15 year old ‘Family owned distillery‘, […]
Book review : Malt Whisky Yearbook 2017
It’s that time of the year again, Xmas is almost around the corner, and The Malt whisky yearbook is out with a new edition. This […]
TWE ‘Time’ series take I : ‘Family owned distillery’ 15 yo
The Time series, is a new set of bottlings from the well known TWE (The whisky Exchange) shop, which aims to catch different casks at […]
Glendronach 13yo single cask # 4097 for Whisky Brother shop (South Africa exclusive)
I’ve written about Whisky Brother shop in Jo-burg SA before, A lovely place owned by Marc who’s also a whisky friend. They do bottle exclusive […]
Compass Box – 3 Year Old Deluxe – Review and thoughts
‘How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?’ – Satchel Paige So, another new whisky from John Glaser and Compass […]