The English Distillery Gets Sherry Cask Matured
The English Distillery has released Sherry Cask Matured to their core single malt whisky range lineup. The English Distillery Sherry Cask Matured is an unpeated single malt, fully matured in PX sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of cherry, honey, toffee and vanilla. The English […]
Angel’s Envy Doubles Down
Angel’s Envy doubled down on their latest release with a pair of bourbons – a lower proof bourbon along with a limited cask strength rye combining Sauternes and toasted oak finishes – as part of their 12th annual Cask Strength Bourbon Angel’s Envy 12th Edition Cask Strength Bourbon was bottled at 59.1% alcohol by volume […]
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Glenfiddich 15 Year Old
What makes whisky so interesting, and at the same time daunting, is the sheer range of variations, flavors, brands and expressions gathered under its banner. Even if you have your daily glass as prescribed by any doctor worth the money, you can go a whole year without drinking the same drink twice. Not literally the same drink, of course – one would assume (hope, even) that you could go a […]
Manly Afternoon Tea
I’ve always loved afternoon tea – a classic selection of cakes and sandwiches, served with a cup of freshly brewed tea – but come to think of it, I suppose it is a bit of a ‘girly’ affair. Mini muffins, finger sandwiches, nothing that requires more than one bite and 3 chews to have done with, served with pretty little flowers crumbled up and soaked in hot water. Doesn’t sound […]
Knob Creek 9 Year Old
Knob Creek 9 Year Old is a bourbon that I had heard a lot about leading up to its winning of the Whisky Bible 2011 award on the various bourbon sites that I frequent. It has been lauded as one of the best bourbons in its price range and has received critical acclaim since it was first released. I was blessed enough to get a chance to try it at […]
Balblair 1989
Having previously tried, and quite enjoyed, the 1997 expression of Balblair, I decided to treat myself to a miniature bottle of the 1989 when I saw it at the shop the other day. It was the first time in quite a while that I purchased a miniature bottle, actually; I often find that I will drink them, enjoy them, and feel obliged to buy a full sized bottle – as […]
Live whisky tasting on Google+
Isn’t it magical, the way the Internet lets you find others who share interests with you so easily? Allows you to communicate with them with such ease? I for one love how you can always find other people who share your passion, how you can so easily discuss your views on this and that with them. So, it would seem, does Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay. If you happen […]
Old Crow
Nah ya’ll best be lihstnin’ right’n proper, ‘cuh I ain’t ‘bout tuh be sayin’ dis nahn tahms over. Okay so I’m no Stephen King when it comes to transferring American accents into written form, but who gives a darn. Anyway, what I won’t be saying over and over again is this (which just happens to be the perfect way to drink Old Crow): buy a copy of Stephen King’s The […]
Square Barrel (Aultmore 16 y.o.)
I recently came across Square Barrel whisky, a concept that was first developed in the 1850’s. The idea behind this most unusual barrel shape was to make the transport of whisky on board ships safer, which I would imagine it did, but the unfortunate consequence is of course that it will have been rather more difficult to move the barrels around (as any physicist or engineer will confirm for those […]
Very Old Barton
There are many reasons to extend your social network beyond the borders of your own country. It gives you the opportunity to experience new cultures, ways of life, delicious food and drink. Coincidentally, I’ve just had the last few drops that were left in my bottle of Very Old Barton bourbon and am now desperately seeking an American friend who could send me another bottle – unfortunately you can’t buy […]
Glenlossie 10 Year Old
Founded by John Duff, this Speyside distillery first opened its doors in 1876. Not exactly a newcomer to the scene, then, so how come you haven’t heard of it? Okay so that may be presumptuous, but a lot of people haven’t. This is largely because most of the whisky distilled goes into blends such as Haig, and what is released as a single malt hasn’t received much attention in whisky […]
Glen Garioch 15 Year Old
Glen Garioch‘s history is fairly typical for a Scottish whisky; first opened in 1797, it changed hands several times over its bumpy history, was postponed at one stage and later reopened. Nothing spectacularly interesting so far as I could find. Far more exciting, at least in my opinion, is the design of the bottle and box of their 15 year old expression – a classic bottle Scotch bottle design, accompanied […]
Benriach 10 Year Old
Update: this whisky has been discontinued. Having heard mixed reviews of this whisky, which several of my dear friends decided to purchase around the same time at random, I thought I’d have to give it a go to settle the dispute. BenRiach is a speyside distillery, established around 1898 but closed soon thereafter to be reopened in 1965 by Glenlivet. Since then it has changed hand several times, from Glenlivet […]
Baker’s 7 Year Old
I decided to try another American bourbon, a slightly pricier one this time with a price tag around the $62 mark: Baker’s 7. A part of the Jim Beam family and categorised as “Sour Mash Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey” on the Whiskey Exchange website, I was intrigued. From what I had heard about it already, though, I didn’t quite know what to expect. True enough, you will often […]
Dalmore 12 Year Old
It had been a while since I savored a glass of Dalmore 12, so when I went to meet a friend of mine for a quick catch up in a bar I hadn’t been in before and saw it in the drinks list, priced at only $4 a glass, I couldn’t resist. My promise to myself not to drink anything that evening was then broken within 5 minutes of entering […]
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old
Ballantine’s started out as a grocers in Edinburgh back in 1827, and began blending Scotch whisky in 1869. Since then it has grown to become one of the biggest Scotch brands in the world, and outsells any other brand in Europe. The blend is made from over 50 assorted Scotch malts including Miltonduff and Glenburgie, so I probably don’t need to tell you that their Master Blender, Sandy Hyslop, has […]
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Third Release
[I am afraid this press-release is the only thing I will be able to post about this bottle. I don’t see myself doing a review any time soon.] Glenfiddich today announces the third release of one of its rarest and most precious expressions of single malt whisky – the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old. With a strictly limited supply of just 450 bottles – just fifty are released worldwide each year […]
Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old
It is because of days like today that I couldn’t possibly leave this place. Many are the times when I’ve thought about packing my bags and selling everything I don’t need, to leave the coldness of the Scottish winter and move to Southeast Asia for good. But then comes spring, then comes summer, and the stunning beauty of my beloved city reminds me of why I haven’t yet, and never […]
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