There are some whiskies you know are going to be excellent just from a wee sniff of the bottle (or the sample bottle, as I’ve […]
SMWS 37.65, ‘Bursting with interest and imaginings’, Cragganmore, 29 years old
Dalwhinnie 25 year old Special Release 2015
Dalwhinnie is one of those Diageo distilleries that you do not see much of, certainly not a lot of new releases. There’s the 15 year […]
When is a “Limited edition” really limited?
The latest Highland Park ‘Elsa and Anna’ Edition (or “Ice edition” as some refer to it), ignited an old discussion thread that always resumes when […]
Elements of Islay “Peat” Edition
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 […]
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 […]