Whisky Reviews

    Macallan 2000 -19 years old - Gordon & MacPhail - 1st Fill Ex-Sherry Hogshead, Cask # 1769 - 56.7% ABV.Nose: Peaches, raisins, pollen, nec...

    Macallan 1989 -27 years old - Blackadder Raw Cask Statement - Cask # 5426 - 49.1% ABV.Nose: Cashew nuts, peaches, apricot, honey, spearmint an...

    Macallan 1997 / 2016 - 18 years old - The Whisky Agency - Cask # 13404 - 49.1% ABV.Nose: Milk chocolate, cereals, citrus, orange peels, apples...

  The Macallan Gran Reserva is a simultaneously iconic yet confusing series of bottlings from our celebrity Speyside Scotch distillery. Now, the M...

This reminds us of... Starbucks. The brand, not the coffee.  Try this if... You're looking for a highly approachable sipping dram with and ea...

  Took advantage of the offer on Amazon the other day and picked this up for a great price. I swear by Aberlour 12 as one of the best drams you ca...

  My partner was keen on a tasting flight for her birthday, so I obliged with a lineup selected by a local whisky bar (a 9yo Clynelish, 1988 Benr...

  A relative passed me a half-finished bottle of this to try. Benriach is a distillery that I've had a patchy experience with, ranging from plast...

  Teaspooned Balvenie from Sansibar, bottled for Taiwan. Delectable.   Tasting Note Nose: barley, osmanthus, jackfruit, green mangoes Palate: per...

  This is a bit closed in when poured fresh, and extraordinary after 20 minutes. Exemplary fresh, aromatic, creamy, juicy ex-bourbon. Past half a...

  Absolutely lovely. Sweet, light, refreshing. The stuff of my well-aged ex-bourbon dreams.   Tasting Notes Nose: Fuji apple, then apple compote ...

  Said to be an Allt-á-Bhainne, this older Speyside was aged in a refill Oloroso sherry hogshead. It was bottled by the Japanese owner of the Hig...