Whisky Review #34: The Glenfiddich Gallery Experience

And so, continuing on from last week’s Glenfiddich Gallery experience post, I have decided to do a standalone review of the whiskies which were up for tasting on the night. For the purpose of this review, I will not be including the core expressions and will instead be focusing on the cask samples that I […]

The Glenfiddich Gallery Experience

On the night of the 10th of December, I attended The Glenfiddich Gallery experience at The Refinery in Singapore. It was a bespoke event which was meant to showcase the various nuances of Glenfiddich as a whisky to the wider public. Initially, the event was open only to members of Dram Full – Singapore but […]

Whisky Review #33: Glen Grant 10 Years Old

First up, I’d like to wish everyone a very Blessed and Merry Christmas! Hopefully this day is spent in the company of family and friends, while enjoying good conversations, great food and even a stellar dram or three. This week’s review focuses on a dram from an illustrious distillery which has been experiencing a resurgence […]

Whisky Review #32: North Port 1979 20 Years Old (Rare Malts Selection)

Diageo is a company that really gets around the place. Having owned a multitude of distilleries under various companies and partnerships (Distillers Company Limited, Scottish Malt Distillers etc) in the past and more recently as Grand Metropolitan and Guinness (before both merged to form the current incarnation, Diageo), they are the undisputed giants in the […]

Whisky Review #31: Bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley

Another week, another review. And somehow it inevitably comes back to Bruichladdich. If anything, this is a distillery that knows exactly how to make great whisky (and long may it continue!) The readers of this blog will know all too well just how much I love Bruichladdich. It is a distillery that goes about its […]

Desert Island Drams – Brendan, The WhiskyMate

Andy from The Amateur Drammer (www.amateurdrammer.com) approached me sometime back in September and enquired if I was keen to participate in his brilliant Desert Island Drams series of posts. I was delighted to be given the chance to be a part of this initiative and while it has been a bit of a wait, it […]

Whisky Review #30: Bunnahabhain 18 Years Old (Revisited)

Bunnahabhain is one of those distilleries that many people would not have heard much of, let alone tried. But to say that it is a hidden gem would probably be a huge understatement. This picturesque Islay distillery which counts Caol Ila as its closest neighbour has been around since 1881 (the same year of establishment […]

Introducing: Whisky Butler

Whisky lovers in Singapore usually tend to fall into two distinct categories: Those who purchase their whiskies from various sources to be enjoyed in the comforts of home, and those who purchase their whiskies either by the bottle or the dram at whisky bars across the red dot. Interestingly, recent years have witnessed the emergence […]

Whisky Review #29: Johnnie Walker Explorers’ Club Collection – The Spice Road

And so here we are, my first blended whisky review. I find it rather surprising that it has taken me till the 29th review to actually feature a blend when you consider that there’s almost always a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label or Dewar’s White Label at home. But seeing as how both those […]

Settling The Score

Originally posted on whiskysponge:
I don’t particularly want to write a serious piece about this annual festival of inanity but I think the repetitive nature of these Jim Murray ‘Whisky Of The Year’ announcements and all the predictable blether they entail is becoming tiresome to satirise. The most glaring issue with the whole debacle is…