Review of four Swedish single malt whiskies from High Coast distillery: Älv (delicate vanilla), Hav (oak spice), Timmer (peat ...

German retailer DeinWhisky presented three more white label bottlings from Sansibar, exclusive to the store. There’s Ben Nevis 1997 and Ardbeg 2009, but we’re starting with a Blended Scotch 1976. This ...

Review of the Cragganmore 1986, a single malt Scotch whisky bottled by Decadent Drinks in the WhiskySponge series. Interesting Port influence.

Review of the Japonism 1976, a blended Scotch whisky bottled by Sansibar + Shinanoya. Single cask whisky with a lovely old ...

Review of the St. Kilian 2017 bottled by The Whisky Jury. It is a German single malt and a heavily peated spirit matured in ...

Nose: slightly robust, but showing deep fruity notes. Mirabelles, dates and apricots, as well as some dried pear and quince jam. Some currants too. The initial impression is really jammy and rich, ...

Nose: a very balanced mix of bright fruits (apples and pears, lime, subtle banana) with juniper and mint, silver polish and a hint of sunflower oil. Some white flowers. Then also biscuity notes, a ...

I believe the oldest Imperial whisky I tried was the 33 year old Recollection release from Gordon & MacPhail. Today we’ll top this with a 34 year old bottled by Elixir Distillers in the Director’s ...

The amount of independent Springbank releases these days seems a little contradictory to the pricing, which would suggest it is some of the rarest whisky around. I’m sure bottlers think twice before ...

We’ve already had nice sessions of Thy Whisky. First a series of 7 releases and then a review of the 2024 core range. Overall they tend to impress despite their young age, making it one of my ...

Nose: quite rounded, with vanilla, lemon, apricots and peaches, as well as almonds. A second wave brings mineral oils, golden raisins and light spearmint. Subtle coastal notes as well, though minimal, ...

After the launch of the Whiskyland series (August 2024) there is a steady stream of really good bottlings from Decadent Drinks. Today we’re trying the latest chapters five, seven and eight. Most of ...