We’re kicking off 2016 with a bang, literally. A supernova! well, almost. Ardbeg Supernova as the peatiest expression from the Islay distillery of Ardbeg , […]
First review of 2016–Ardbeg Supernova 2015
Strathclyde 26 yo grain by Cadenhead’s
I’ve been in New Delhi, India all week long and will be returning to Israel this weekend. Actually I’ve not had a lot of whisky […]
Glen Grant 1950-2015, 65yo G&M for Wealth Solutions
Time to end this year with some really special drams,the first of which is a quite unique in a few respects : First of all […]
SMWS 29.161 – A bodega is burning [Laphraoig]14 yo
Cool wintery nights are THE time for some cracking peated malts, and this SMWS Laphraoig is a good example as any.Another expression released not long […]
Ledaig 2004–The Ultimate, Van Wees , 2015
A long time ago, when I was making my first steps in whisky, and when whisky used to cost an arm and a leg and […]
Amrut 2009 cask #3434 WhiskyBase NL exclusive, ex-Bourbon
I’m a big fan of good Indian whiskies (Amrut, Paul John) , with Amrut defienrtly being one of the best whisky distilleries outside Scotland (and […]
An ex-bourbon cask Glenfarclas? yes! –SMWS 1.194 Attractive, rounded and comforting, 16 yo
A bourbon cask Glenfarclas? Blasphemy! some would shout, and indeed there are not that many cask GFs bottled from an ex-bourbon. Indeed, Glranfarclas is synonomous […]
SMWS 27.109 Guns on the grouse moor [Springbank] 16 yo
Dirty Whisky can be wonderful if you enjoy that thing, dirty sherry especially, and whenever I come across such a cask, which displays enough dirtiness, […]
Review–SMWS 26.98 Lively as an electric acrobat–Clynelish 10 yo
Time for some more SMWS , this time with a 10 year old Clynelish with this very nice name (we’re used to those from the […]
A rocking chair dram – SMWS 9.80 [Glen Grant] 20 yo Sauternes Cask
Time for a few SMWS bottlings I tasted recently from the last year or so, and the first one is a delicious ultra sweet whisky […]