A few weeks ago The Benriach had announced they are making a few changes to their peated whisky range, and although their production of peated […]
The new BenRiach Authenticus 25 yo
Tasting Highland park ‘Thor’
Highland Park is one of my top 3 distilleries, and there are always a few HP bottles in my bar at any given moment, I […]
Quick Dram : Whisky Barrel Exclusive Macduff 11 Year Old Sherry Cask
Another wee dram which is exclusive to the Whisky Barrel online shop. After very nice Bunnahabhain and Caol Ila, this time we’re talking Macduff here… […]
Some Rye : Rittenhouse 100 proof bottled for The Whisky Exchange
Either you like Rye, or you don’t stand it. I happen to like that stuff, and though it’s not easy getting them here or for […]
Tasting The Whisky Society Longmorn 1990 18 yo
A couple of months back, I met a group of friends for a tasting evening with a theme – “Cask strength”. It was bring your […]
Tasting Springbank 100 proof
Continuing the streak of excellent whiskies in recent days, with this little stunner. About two months ago I visited my whisky friend Yariv who lives […]
Tasting Highland Park 21 year old
This 21 year old has an interesting history. It was first released for Travel retails a few years ago, and was bottled at 47.5% ABV, […]
Whisky Round Table April 2012 : Multiple Aging locations
This month I am happy to be hosting the Round table, and I’ve chosen a question that really interests, me also one I’ve been asked […]
Springbank Rundlets and Kilderkins
It’s not everyday that Springbank releases a new expression and this one has also a unique name , unlike most other springers who have only […]
New Whisky bacteria to boost whisky aging
Two Israeli Scientists from the Weizmann institute of Science at Rehovot (a leading Israeli research institution) might have found a bacteria that will change whisky […]