And so we return to Islay and more specifically, Laphroaig, to review one of their expressions which has been on the market for some time now: the Laphroaig Select Cask. As has been the position of late, the distillery has released a number of NAS whiskies over the past few years alongside their core range […]
Read more "Whisky Review #52: Laphroaig Select Cask"Glenfiddich is a distillery that is probably one of the most well known among whisky drinkers these days, primarily due to its availability in many markets and regions around the world. This Speyside-based distillery has won many fans as well as awards and is seen as both easy drinking and complex. The distillery is owned […]
Read more "Whisky Review #51: Glenfiddich 21 Years Old Gran Reserva"And so here we are, the second big milestone for this blog: The 50th review. I know that I promised something spectacular to commemorate this achievement, and I reckon that I have definitely fulfilled that aspect with the whisky that I have selected. How can you not love Glendronach? It is, according to many people […]
Read more "Whisky Review #50: Glendronach 1978 31 Years Old (Cask #1040)"Another week brings with it another review and this one is the penultimate review before we hit the 2nd milestone since the inception of this blog: The 50th review! Considering how far this blog has come since I started it as a means to record my experiences in Islay, I’m actually quite happy to see […]
Read more "Whisky Review #49: Ardmore 1993 22 Years Old"This week’s review takes us to what is uncharted territory for this blog: Germany, and more specifically, Slyrs distillery. The distillery has historically focused on the production of brandy and schnapps and was founded in 1928 by the Stetter family, but their production focus switched to whisky in 1999 and it has become their main […]
Read more "Whisky Review #48: Slyrs 3 Years Old"This week’s review takes us back to Australia after a bloody long time. Those who have been following this blog would know that I previously reviewed the Bakery Hill Peated Malt whisky from the Bakery Hill distillery in the outskirts of Victoria. I therefore thought that it was time to revisit the produce of this […]
Read more "Whisky Review #47: Heartwood “The Lost Convict”"This week’s review focuses on a distillery that readers will be quite familiar with: Ardbeg! I love Ardbeg. They produce some phenomenal whiskies and their place on the higher end of the peat spectrum also endears them to smokeheads around the world. The 10 Years Old expression also tends to win new fans faster when […]
Read more "Whisky Review #46: Ardbeg Auriverdes"Continuing on with the Speyside connection, this week’s review focuses on three different expressions from the same distillery going head to head against one another in the battle for supremacy. That distillery is Glenfiddich. Now before I go any further, I must admit that prior to going with this triple threat, I was already well […]
Read more "Whisky Review #45: Glenfiddich Triple Threat (12 vs 15 vs 18)"Another week presents us with another new review and this one is a Speysider with a French connection! The Glenlivet is a well known brand, having been toe to toe with Glenfiddich for supremacy over the past 5 years until midway through 2015, when it finally overtook its fierce rival to become the best selling […]
Read more "Whisky Review #44: The Glenlivet 15 Years Old French Oak Reserve"This week’s review focuses on four different whiskies from the same distillery, namely the Isle of Arran distillery. For the purposes of comparison, there will be two distillery bottlings going up against two independent bottlings in order to showcase the different nuances that all four possess. But before we get into the reviews, let’s first […]
Read more "Whisky Review #43: Arran (Distillery bottlings vs Independent bottlings)"
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