Elements of Islay is a small batch whisky label that consists of single distillery bottlings from various Islay distilleries, and has been around for some […]
Elements of Islay “Peat” Edition
A few pointers for the novice wannabe whisky blogger
1.Start from the basic range , and then go upwards. If you have not tasted any of the core range of a distillery do not […]
A Duo of Old Malt Casks–Arran & Inchgower 18yo
Sometime ago I received two samples of OMC 18 year old bottlings from the W Club tasting panel to review. It took me sometime, but […]
The (somehow less) tough life of an Israeli Whisky Lover
Back in 2009 (yea, 2009, the blog has been online for almost 8 years now, believe it?) I wrote a blog that went by the […]
Kilkerran Calvados Single Cask
Oddly this is my first review of a Kilkerran on the blog. I’ve had a few of them, but never properly written tasting notes, so […]
Smith’s Glenlivet 1974 , G&M Rare Vintage
If you remember last week’s “The wood makes the whisky” campaign by G&M one of the most prominent IBs out there, whisky merchants, you might […]
Glengoyne 14, 2000 [Malts of Scotland] cask #15012
My mate Niko who’s a big GG fan is getting married tomorrow (congrats dude). He chose to marry in Prague (not a bad choice at […]
Tasting Royal Brackla 21 year old
Last August John Dewar & Sons Ltd. has unveiled a new range of proprietary bottlings from Royal Brackla distillery, one of Scotland’s oldest and most […]
Ardmore 1996–Gordon & MacPhail [The wood makes the whisky]
Gordon & MacPhail recently launched their ‘The Wood Makes the Whisky’ campaign, highlighting the importance of this essential element in the whisky maturation process. for […]
Tasting the new Benromach 35 yo
Last monday, Benromach revealed their brand new 35 year old expressions an exclusive expression crafted at the distillery before the Urquhart family, owners of leading […]