It’s that time of year again. The big pre-Christmas release of whisky in Norway. This always occurs on the first Friday of november, and the Oslo whisky festival is always held the same weekend. A perfect storm of whisky fun, if you like. This time we can enjoy 80+ releases. Most are new releases, but […]...

Mackmyra Special 08 Handplockat, NAS, 46 % The whisky of the day is release number 8 in the Special Series from Swedish distillery Mackmyra. The Mackmyra Special 08 Handplockat (“Handpicked”) was released back in 2012, and this is how they describe the whisky themselves: “This whisky is made from our Elegant recipe that has been […]...

Arran 1999 10 YO Flying Peacock (for Juul’s), 58,1 % Just a quick review today, as I am more busy than usual. This is an old Arran bottling for the great whisky shop Juul’s in Copenhagen. The Arran 1999 10 YO Flying Peacock was distilled on 1999-09-28, matured in a single Amontillado sherry butt (cask #29), and […]...

Glenfiddich Project XX – Experimental Series 02, NAS, 47 % OK, so I have another experiment to present for you. A few days back I reviewed the first whisky in the new Experimental Series from Glenfiddich (see here). The Glenfiddich Project XX – Experimental Series 02 is the second release. For this release Brian Kinsman, the Malt Master (and […]...

Mackmyra Special 07 Framtidstro, 45,8 % I continue exploring older releases by Swedish distillery Mackmyra. Today I take a closer look at the Mackmyra Special 07 Framtidstro (Optimism). It was launched in the Summer of 2012. Here’s a short description from the distillery: “A blend of our recipes Smoke and Elegant has been matured in several different […]...

Black Mountain Whisky Sélection BM No 1, NAS, 42 % In the southwest of France there’s a small group of friends planning to start a distillery. They figured their region had to be on the whisky map as well. So, while they are working on having their own distillery up and running they are sourcing whisky […]...

Bunnahabhain 2005 10 YO Small Batch, 46 % Bunnahabhain is one of my absolute favourite distilleries, and this independent bottling of Bunnahabhain single malt is certainly no disappointment. Independent bottler Cadenhead is behind this particular release. The Bunnahabhain 2005 10 YO Small Batch was distilled in 2005, matured in two bourbon barrels (so this is […]...

Royal Brackla 1979 18 YO, 43 % Hurrah! This is a first, and a fun one at that. This is the first time I have reviewed a whisky from Royal Brackla here on the blog, and while this is a quite old bottling, it is still very much available. Here’s a brief intro to the distillery […]...

Braunstein 15:2, 7 YO, 46 % So, here’s the peated expression released by Danish distillery Braunstein last Autumn. Braunstein is to me one of the most exciting distilleries in the Nordic countries right now. They consistently release whiskies of high quality. I have reviewed most of their releases so far, and you can find an overview […]...

Glenfiddich IPA Experiment – Experimental Series 01, NAS, 43 % This is pretty cool, I think. Again one of the big players is out to try something new. Glenfiddich recently launched their Experimental Series. The first whisky released in this series is the Glenfiddich IPA Experiment – Experimental Series 01. Here is what they say about […]...

Mackmyra Sweden Rock 2015, NAS, 40 % The Mackmyra Sweden Rock 2015 is a limited edition release, made in conjunction with the annual Sweden Rock Festival. It is made with whisky drawn from bourbon barrels, and whisky that has spent time in casks which previously held raspberry wine. It is mainly made up from Mackmyra’s elegant (unpeated) […]...

Millstone Ménage à Trois (Special No. 3), 5 YO, 46 % Another world whisky, anyone? Well, I am certainly interested. This one comes with an interesting name as well. Best to just leave it at that and move on. The producer, Zuidam Distillery in the Netherlands, calls this whisky Millstone Ménage à Trois because it’s made up […]...

Michter’s US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon, NAS, 45,7 % I am working my way through the products from Michter’s, both rye an bourbon. Today I’m diving into (well, not literally) the Michter’s US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Here is what Michter’s themselves say about their bourbon: [The bourbon is matured] with barrels often aging in excess of eight years. […]...

Timorous Beastie 40 YO, 54,7 % About five weeks ago the independent bottler Douglas Laing & Co. unveiled the Timorous Beastie 40 Years Old Limited Edition Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. This is a limited release of just 1080 bottles, bottled at a natural cask strength of 54.7%. The standard edition of this Highland blended malt […]...

Ledaig 2007 8 YO, 52,3 % Here is another recent release from Belgian independent bottler Beacon Spirits. The Ledaig 2007 8 YO was matured in an unspecified barrel, and the outturn was 169 bottles. You can buy the Ledaig 2007 8 YO straight from Beacon Spirits at € 65. Nose: Minerals and rocks, wet rocks. A bit flinty, […]...

Eiktyrne Småfat Cognacfat nr. 1045, 3 YO, 51 % It is still quite rare to see new releases of Norwegian single Maltwhisky. A few weeks back we finally saw a new, and very limited, release from Det Norske Brenneri. I recently visited this distillery, and you can Läs mer about that here. The Eiktyrne Småfat […]...

Caol Ila 2007 8 YO, 51,2 % Just recently I published reviews of two other fresh releases from new Belgian independent bottler Beacon Spirits (see here and here). Now the time has come to review the third and last of this first batch of single malt releases from these guys. I hereby present to you the Caol Ila […]...

Michter’s US*1 Kentucky Straight Rye, NAS, 42,4 % OK, I can feel a mild headache coming on, having tried to read up on the history of this American whiskey brand. Nothing seems to ever be straight forward with these brands. The same goes for Michter’s. Sure, if you look at their website you will see they […]...

Braunstein E:1, 3 YO, 61,2 % The Braunstein E:1 was the first ever single cask, cask strength Danish whisky to be released. This whisky was distilled on 2007-03-22 at the Braunstein distillery a short distance outside Copenhagen, Denmark. The Braunstein E:1 was matured in a 225 litre ex-sherry Oloroso cask. The total outturn was 300 […]...

Karuizawa 1967 42 YO Cask #6426, 58,4 % It has been a while since last I reviewed a whisky from long closed Japanese distillery Karuizawa, and it will likely be longer still till next time. These whiskies are becoming very rare and very expensive. It was therefore a special occasion when I got to try this Karuizawa […]...