Review of the Bunnahabhain 1980, a 45 year old single malt whisky bottled in Japan. It has a melancholic label illustration by Japanese artist Maito Yamamoto.

Review of the Glann Ar Mor 2014 (Journal des Kirsch) and Kornog 2018 (for Wu Dram Clan). Two great single malts from France.

While Hampden has a long history, sherry casks are a new thing for the distillery. We’ve had some examples from The Colours ...

Review of a Smögen 2013 PX, as well as five other whiskies and rums from Cask Le Sens and Whisky Concerto, like Ardbeg and Glen Elgin.

Nose: a mix of caramelized almond and toffee, cocoa bean, some dark herbal honey and baked apple. Dark plums and aromatic peach with vanilla. Then tobacco, whiffs of mushrooms in the distance and warm ...

Nose: perfect high-pitched lemon notes, just a little damp cellar, dried heather and light grassy notes. Hints of dried herbs / hay and light honey. Then also a gentle puff of maritime smoke. Very ...

Millstone (Zuidam distillery) is paying a lot of attention to its sherry casks and they’ve also got hold of a couple of special things. One of them is this Pajarete Cask in which they matured a ...

Nose: lovely elegance with plenty of subtleties. There is some herbal liqueur, tobacco and savoury sherry notes. Dark nuts and dried prunes. Some ripe apple underneath, but also herbal sauce with ...

Nose: vegetal and chalky start. Celery stalks, leaven, green leaves and hints of clay. Mild mustardy notes. There’s a fruity undercurrant with stewed peaches and oranges, but also a strawberry & cream ...

I tried a couple of Welsh Penderyn whiskies around 2008-2010 when they were still a bit immature. Let’s be honest: I avoided them for a couple of years after that. I tried the Myth / Legend / Rich Oak ...

I’m always on the look-out for Oban releases. They’re rarely cracking, yet I have a bit of an underdog attraction to this distillery. The standard Oban 14 offers nice complexity for the price. In the ...

Glen Ord already appeared in the Special Releases in 2020, as an 18 year old from freshly charred hogsheads. The Singleton of Glen Ord 17 yo ‘Into the Blue’ (56,2%, OB Special Releases 2025, second ...