Whisky Reviews

In the world of business, there’s often a sort of dichotomy of personalities – you’re either a product person or a people’s person. That is to say,...

  Let’s start with the most straightforward question – what is “Ex Libris”. For those of you more cultured than I am, hold those thoughts, because...

The Sound of Islay from village Bunnahabhain (Image Source: Distell)   In a small village along the northeastern coast of Islay sits Bunnahabhain ...

  A Tiger, a Unicorn, and an Eagle, what do they all have in common? That’s right – Korea’s Three Societies Distillery. The name itself should giv...

  A couple of reviews ago, I pointed out how one feature of Bourbons that has always perplexed me is how a general practice of many major Boubon d...

Rich and Round Note: We assign every bottle we review to one of five Flavour Camps, based on the most dominant flavours found. The Flavour Camps ar...

  Background: so I got invited to a comparative tasting of some unicorn malts of great repute. There were a few Broras, including the 2004 Third ...

  It’s very heartwarming to see a bustling Japanese craft whisky scene producing its first fruits – a wave of young upstarts finally ready to push...

  Wouldn’t it be hilarious if I started out by saying this was the best Scotch I’ve ever had? You laugh, but as a reviewer, it would almost feel a...

  Lots of fanfare exist around Scotch’s of the 1980’s. Lores exist around them, and legends about them being the “real” Scotch constantly haunt th...

Rich and Round       What important factors make for a good brand of whisky? Flavour is the most important one, no doubt. Under these headers, a ...

“Bacardi exits Compass Box with Caelum Capital taking control,” read the headlines of industry newswire Just Drinks on 5 May, 2022.   Suddenly, a p...