It’s always fun getting a sample of a Kilchoman single cask by surprise. That’s exactly what happened last week, when a wee samples arrived courtesy […]
Abbey Whisky Kilchoman 5 yo single Cask #285/09
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Older Benromachs rock too–Benromach 1976
After the brilliant 10 year old, comes a much older, and much more expensive vintage Benromach – the 1976. Only one year younger than yours […]
Tasting Ardbeg Supernova 2014 -SN2014 Committee Release
Another Ardbeg, another media frenzy and another sold out edition. Much talk among the whisky nerds about the mini samples bottles this year, due to […]
New Blended Malt from Douglas Laing – “TIMOROUS BEASTIE”–tasting notes
A new product from D.Laing is always good news, and after the “Scallywag” comes another blended malt, this time made from a few single malts […]
Big Peat Xmas Edition 2014 Batch 61
Another wee sample from Maltstock, of one of my favourite Blended malts with a major peaty profile (and a cool looking bottle, mind you!) – […]
Tasting Paul John ‘Brilliance’ (Indian whisky)
Amrut was the first Indian single malt that made it , and is regarded (and I agree with every bit of it) as a great […]
Quick Dram : Teeling Small Batch
I’ve been meaning to post these tasting notes before, but never got to it. Today i walked into my local liqour shop in search of […]
Karuizawa 1984, cask #3663 (Speciality Drinks)
Karuizawa. the stuff whisky geek,lovers and aficionados dream about (they can hardly afford it nowadays), and even after all the hype is gone, Karuizawas are […]
Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof
If you’re a Bourbon or whiskey fan, you’ve probably tried the 12 year old Elijah Craig, whic is brilliant and very well priced IMHO. This […]
A couple of Smooth Amblers – A Rye and a Bourbon
Smooth Ambler is a young craft distillery located in West Virginia , producing young spirit (Vodka, Gin and aged Gin), until its stock is old […]