Review of a Smögen 2013 PX, as well as five other whiskies and rums from Cask Le Sens and Whisky Concerto, like Ardbeg and ...

Review of the Glen Scotia 14 Year Old in the 'Icons of Campbeltown' series (release 2). A peated single malt whisky finished in red Barolo win casks.

Review of the 2011 'Caroll of the Bells', bottled by WhiskyUA to support Ukraine. This single malt Scotch whisky comes from ...

Review of Holyrood Noir, a Scottish single malt whisky trilogy, using Burgundy yeast, Premier Cru yeast and Bordeaux yeast, with corresponding cask types.

Nose: perfect high-pitched lemon notes, just a little damp cellar, dried heather and light grassy notes. Hints of dried herbs / hay and light honey. Then also a gentle puff of maritime smoke. Very ...

Like last year there are eight Special Releases in the final line-up. It surprises me that there are no vintage statements on the labels this year. Maybe they’re added later, or weren’t really an ...

Nose: sweet fruits (apricots, pears) with honey, as well as a more oxidized hint of dried fruits, bruised yellow apples and caramel. Then hazelnuts and vanilla, along with raisins and hints of buttery ...

In an anniversary release from The Whisky Jury, you’d expect some Ben Nevis, of course. But when it comes to rum, TDL is also one of the pet peeves of this bottler. This time we’re getting an older ...

I’m always on the look-out for Oban releases. They’re rarely cracking, yet I have a bit of an underdog attraction to this distillery. The standard Oban 14 offers nice complexity for the price. In the ...

While I was at WhiskyShine in Macau, rum was not my main focus, but this bottle of TDL 2003 definitely grabbed my attention. It is bottled in the Thirty-Five series, which consists of cute 35 cl cube ...

Nose: excellent. It’s the classic maritime style, mature and elegant. Hints of hay and charcoal, balanced by dark honey, hints of stewed orchard fruits and a faint waxy / leathery note. Then a farmy ...