This week’s review brings us on the short ferry ride across the Sound of Islay from the isle of Jura to the isle of Islay, where we revisit a distillery which is adored and admonished in equal measure to once again sample one of their core range expressions. Laphroaig is a distillery which needs no […]
Read more "Whisky Review #71: Laphroaig Quarter Cask (Revisited)"We are no strangers to the whiskies produced by the Isle of Jura distillery on this blog. In fact, two reviews of separate expressions have appeared on here over the past year and they give a glimpse of what the distillery does well (in terms of its core range) and what it is capable of […]
Read more "Whisky Review #70: Isle of Jura 30 Years Old (Limited Edition)"This week’s review takes us back to Australia (and more specifically, Melbourne), where we encounter a whisky which has been making waves in the local as well as international scene. Starward whisky is the product of the New World Whisky distillery, which is located in the Essendon Fields area of Melbourne and is very close […]
Read more "Whisky Review #69: Starward Wine Cask"As this week’s review is the 68th since I started this blog, I have decided to put forth a 40 years old bottling from 1968. What’s more, it’s from a closed Highland distillery that will never be reopened and has therefore been consigned into the pages of distillery history. But before we dive into the […]
Read more "Whisky Review #68: Glenlochy 1968 40 Years Old"Ahh Laphroaig. If there was one word which could accurately describe the whiskies that the distillery produces, it would probably be polarising. People definitely fall into one of two categories when it comes to Laphroaig: Either they love it to death, or hate its guts. This polarisation can be partly attributed to the uninitiated wanting […]
Read more "Whisky Review #67: Laphroaig 11 Years Old (Exquisite Schiphol Exclusive Bottling)"Benromach is a distillery which has increasingly made efforts to make itself seen and known around the world, and with good reason. The whiskies that the distillery produces are of a good standard and appeal to a wide range of whisky enthusiasts. While the distillery has been around for 118 years, it was only after […]
Read more "Whisky Review #66: Benromach 2007 Sassicaia Wood Finish"Glenfarclas is a distillery that is well known for two things: Quality sherried whisky and one hell of an independent streak. They tend to make whisky according to their exacting specifications and the quality is of such a good level that it is actually a fairly important component in several of the largest blended whiskies […]
Read more "Whisky Review #65: Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength"Rosebank was a distillery with a rich history and a sad fate, having been mothballed by United Distillers in 1993 and then sold off in 2002 for redevelopment. The whisky produced at the distillery was also said to be the best in the Lowlands and it was probably the only distillery which practised triple distillation […]
Read more "Whisky Review #64: Rosebank 1991 14 Years Old (Dun Bheagan range)"This week’s review focuses on a blended malt from Japan which has captured the imagination (and palates) of many who have come into contact with it. It is a well-made whisky which showcases the best aspects of both the distilleries which contribute to its make-up. The Taketsuru range of blended malts (consisting of the Pure […]
Read more "Whisky Review #63: Nikka Taketsuru 21 Years Old"Glen Keith is one of those distilleries which is shrouded in obscurity, probably due to the fact that its primary function would be to supply Chivas Brothers (and by extension, Pernod Ricard) with bulk whisky for the company’s various blends. But Glen Keith’s obscurity is further underlined by the fact that it was actually mothballed […]
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