Review of four Swedish single malt whiskies from High Coast distillery: Älv (delicate vanilla), Hav (oak spice), Timmer (peat ...

Review of the Japonism 1976, a blended Scotch whisky bottled by Sansibar + Shinanoya. Single cask whisky with a lovely old ...

German retailer DeinWhisky presented three more white label bottlings from Sansibar, exclusive to the store. There’s Ben Nevis 1997 and Ardbeg 2009, but we’re starting with a Blended Scotch 1976. This ...

Review of the St. Kilian 2017 bottled by The Whisky Jury. It is a German single malt and a heavily peated spirit matured in ...

The amount of independent Springbank releases these days seems a little contradictory to the pricing, which would suggest it is some of the rarest whisky around. I’m sure bottlers think twice before ...

After the launch of the Whiskyland series (August 2024) there is a steady stream of really good bottlings from Decadent Drinks. Today we’re trying the latest chapters five, seven and eight. Most of ...

Nose: quite rounded, with vanilla, lemon, apricots and peaches, as well as almonds. A second wave brings mineral oils, golden raisins and light spearmint. Subtle coastal notes as well, though minimal, ...

We’ve already had nice sessions of Thy Whisky. First a series of 7 releases and then a review of the 2024 core range. Overall they tend to impress despite their young age, making it one of my ...

Today we’re having the Winter selection from The Whisky Exchange’s The Seasons series. They follow similar releases in the Summer and Autumn. Just like before, you can buy them as a full set or ...

Review of the Cragganmore 1986, a single malt Scotch whisky bottled by Decadent Drinks in the WhiskySponge series. Interesting Port influence.

In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Italy used to be fond of young single malts. The cornerstone was the Glen Grant 5 Year Old introduced by Giovinetti in the 1960s. Other importers followed his idea, like ...

The Whisky Exchange starts the year with a couple of exclusives. One of them is this Glenburgie 1996, selected from the stocks at Gordon & MacPhail. Over the past few years, casks 5803-5809 already ...