Whisky Reviews

FRAGRANT AND FLORAL       “The older the whisky, the better the whisky!” That is the first of many widely-held assumptions that Bruichladdich Di...

RICH AND ROUND       “Why are you making the richest man on Earth richer? Make yourself rich!” His father’s words prompted Bryan Do to leave Micr...

  Today, we review a Nikka series very often seen in Japanese convenience or grocery stores.    Pour a Nikka Black, and white people in Tudor-era...

RICH AND ROUND     This is an 18-year-old Longmorn single malt, part of the Speyside distillery’s core range. The whisky was matured in a combinat...

  Glenglassaugh 1972, 41 years old, Sherry butt no. 2114, 506/582, 50.6% abv.Nose: full body, chocolate, caramel and light coffee, slightly flora...

  Port Ellen 19, 1982-2002, Douglas McGibbon's Provenance, 43% abv.Mix of two sherry butts. A lot of PE bottlings distilled in 1982. Douglas McGi...

  Rosebank 15, Bottled for The Distillers Agency, Imported by Zenith for Italy, 1238/2400, 61% abv.Seems to be a 1975 bottling, but the bartender...

  Glenfarclas 1994-2010, Bottled for Bar Hiramatsu 10th anniversary, Cask no. 3629, 59.3% abv.Bar Hiramatsu is in Osaka.Nose: strong sherry, over...

  Laphroaig 19, 1969, Old ship label Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for Sestante, 40% abv.This is a pretty famous release from Sestante, usuall...

  Karuizawa Vintage, 1984-2003, 18 years, Cask No. 8354, 58.7% abv.Before Karuizawa was shutdown and Number One Drinks took all the remaining cas...

  Tamnavulin ~ Glenlivet 22 years old, Bottle no. 3639, 45% abv.The Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. was founded in 1966 to primarily support ...

  Black-50, 7 years, b.1987, Nikka Whisky, Deluxe, 40% abv.Rod Stewart used to make commercials for this blend.Nose: oily fruits, semi-cologne fr...