Whisky Review #86: Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Years Old (1980s bottling)

It is a well-known fact that the Johnnie Walker range of blended Scotch whiskies is the best-selling brand in the brown spirits industry (although it does trail other spirits in terms of overall sales volume). The latest estimate puts annual sales at approximately 243 million bottles across the entire range, although the Diageo-owned brand has […]

Whisky Review #85: Glentauchers 2008 8 Years Old (Bottled by Svenska Eld Vatten)

Glentauchers is a distillery that not many people have heard of, let alone tried. But it plays an integral role in shaping the character of two of the biggest blends on the market: Ballantine’s and Chivas Regal. The distillery is also an anachronism as rather than follow the lead of other distilleries in Scotland and […]

Whisky Review #84: The Singleton of Glen Ord Liberté

Glen Ord is a distillery which has been going from strength to strength for two reasons. Firstly, it has been grouped alongside Dufftown and Glendullan distilleries within “The Singleton” collective of single malt whiskies which Diageo has been releasing over the last few years and secondly, its success has contributed to the powerful expansion that […]

Whisky Review #83: Glenugie 1977 33 Years Old

And so here we are, the end of the 2nd year of operations for this blog. I still find it rather amazing that almost 2 years have passed since I started this blog, and while the official 2nd anniversary is still a month away, I thought that it would be fitting to end the year […]

Whisky Review #82: Laphroaig 25 Years Old (2014 Cask Strength Edition)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all! May this festive season bring with it good food, great drinks, exceptional company and unforgettable memories! As promised, I have saved a rather special bottling for this most joyous of occasions and I felt that it was only fitting that a review which was to be […]

Whisky Review #81: Kininvie 1996 17 Years Old (Batch 1)

Up until a few years ago, not many people had known of the existence of a sixth distillery within the William Grant & Sons stable. It would be appropriate to say that this sixth distillery was overshadowed by its more illustrious (and unfortunate) counterparts. Glenfiddich and Balvenie are world renown brands with impressive growth and […]

Whisky Review #80: Carsebridge 1965 50 Years Old (Sovereign Bottling)

This week’s review brings us to uncharted territory in the form of a SINGLE GRAIN whisky. It is also the oldest whisky that I have reviewed thus far and I thought that it was probably a good time to add another chapter to this blog by introducing an entirely new category to the mix. Carsebridge […]

Whisky Review #79: Glenfiddich Project XX

Glenfiddich is no stranger to this blog. It has been reviewed pretty extensively over a few blog posts which covered both expressions and events, and this review will add on to that dossier. I’ve also realised that I neglected to provide an in-depth look into the history of the distillery during the previous reviews, so […]

Whisky Review #78: Aberlour A’Bunadh Double Header – Batch #47 vs Batch #56

Aberlour seems to make a periodic appearance on this blog, primarily due to its accessibility and availability at Duty Free and at other sources. Whisky drinkers in Singapore also tend to gravitate towards Aberlour due to its mellow, yet rich and complex character and clever use of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry whiskies. But more often than […]

Whisky Review #77: Bunnahabhain Double Header – 12 Years Old vs Ceobanach

We whisky drinkers can be a funny bunch. While we are fully aware that the whiskies from Islay are predominantly peaty and smoky, we tend to fixate on these two characteristics and sometimes it is to the detriment of the distilleries which do not display these two characteristics as overtly as their counterparts. Bunnahabhain would […]

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