Bunnahabhain 1989 23 YO Great Cask Series, 44,1 % Bunnahabhain is an Islay distillery, and something of a favourite of mine. That is to say, I often find that I like the whisky produced at Bunnahabhain – and that includes when I do blind tastings, like when  tasted this whisky. I am presenting the Bunnahabhain 1989 […]...

Mackmyra 2008 8 YO Dram Good Whisky No. 3, 54,4 % I am very happy to present one of the first independent bottlings of a Nordic Whisky today. The only previous ones I know of are this release of a Smögen whisky from IB Svenska Eldvatten, and another Mackmyra release from Auld Rare Whisky Sweden AB. This […]...

Old Pulteney WK 499 Isabella Fortuna – 2nd Release, NAS, 46 % Here is a ravel retail expression from Highland distillery Pulteney. The Old Pulteney WK 499 Isabella Fortuna – 2nd Release is bottled at 46 % and not cask strength as the first release. A pity that. Here is the official blurb about this whisky: […]...

Laphroaig Brodir Batch 002, NAS, 48 % I never got around to tasting the first batch of Brodir, but now the time has come to taste the follow-up at least. So the Laphroaig Brodir Batch 002 is a European Travel Exclusive. It is a No Age Statement (NAS) expression, like many others, fro Laphroaig. Now I […]...

Secret Casks Islay 2009 6 YO (whiskysite.nl), 58,9 % This is a secret cask, at least that is what we are told. This is an Islay whisky from an undisclosed distillery, bottled by independent bottler whiskysite.nl. The Secret Casks Islay 6 yo 2009, has been matured in a refill sherry cask (cask #7065), and the outturn […]...

Braunstein E:7, NAS, 60,2 % This is the fourth and last review from me on whiskies from Danish distillery Braunstein for a little while. Here is the Braunstein E:7. Again matured in a bourbon cask, just like the E:6. This expression was bottled in november 2015, with a total outturn of 300 bottles (500 ml each). This is again a peated expression. I have […]...

Invergordon 1972 43 YO 5th Anniversary Dram, 48,9 % Swedish independent bottler Svenska Eldvatten (Swedish Fire Water) celebrate their 5th anniversary these days, and they will shortly release a few special whiskies to celebrate the occasion. One of these whiskies is the Invergordon 1972 43 YO 5th Anniversary Dram. This grain whisky was distilled in december 1972, […]...

Mackmyra 2002 12 YO Reserve Cask #02-165, 43,1 % I am reviewing a private cask from Mackmyra today. Since this is not to be considered an official product I am not including this review in the Nordic Whisky review series. It is quite interesting to have a chance to taste a 12 year old Nordic whisky […]...

Chichibu 2010 5 YO Cask #745, 61,4 % Here is a special treat. A single cask whisky from Japanese distillery Chichibu, released by independent bottler Blackadder. The Chichibu 2010 5 YO Cask #745 has been fully matured in an ex Cognac cask (cask #745). It was distilled on 2010-03-25, bottled in april 2015 and the total […]...

Braunstein E:6, NAS, 61,4 % Here is the third review in a row on whisky from Danish distillery Braunstein. Today I present the Braunstein E:6. It has been matured in bourbon cask, bottled on 2014-11-03, with a total outturn of 300 bottles (500 ml each). This is again a peated expression. There is one Edition release (E:?) every year, and I […]...

Introduction Just a few days ago I finally got to visit the distillery that started the modern day whisky adventure in Norway. Det Norske Brenneri (‘The Norwegian Distillery’), formerly known as Puntervold/Agder Brenneri, is located in Grimstad, in the south of Norway. They were the first private distillery to obtain a license to produce spirits when the […]...

Hyde 6 YO No. 3 The Áras Cask, 46 % This is the second Hyde Whiskey I got a chance to sample a couple of weeks back. This one is a bit of an oddball. The Hyde 6 YO No. 3 The Áras Cask is a single grain whiskey from Hibernia Distillers in Skibereen in West […]...

Braunstein E:5, NAS, 60,8 % I continue to work my way through a selection of whiskies from Danish distillery Braunstein. This time around I will try the Braunstein E:5. It has been matured in an Oloroso sherry cask, bottled on 2013-11-01, with a total outturn of 300 bottles (500 ml each). This is a very peated expression, made with malt […]...

Amrut Greedy Angels 10 YO, 46 % and 71 % I have now tried the Amrut Greedy Angels 10 YO, from Indian distillery Amrut. A couple of years back I tried the first Amrut Greedy Angels, an 8 YO that was the by far oldest Amrut release to date. That record is soundly beaten with […]...

Hyde 10 YO No. 1 President’s Cask, 46 % Recently I got a chance to sample a couple of whiskeys from Hyde Whiskey.  Hyde Whiskey is a brand owned by relative newcomers to the Irish distilling scene Hibernia Distillers Ltd. Brothers Alan and Conor Hyde established Hibernia Distillers and Hyde Distillery in Skibereen, West Cork in […]...

Braunstein E:3, NAS, 62,3 % Over the next few weeks I will work my way through a selection of whiskies from Danish distillery Braunstein. The first one out is the Braunstein E:3. It was matured in a new French oak cask (250 litre), bottled on 2011-12-01, with a total outturn of 300 bottles (500 ml each). Still […]...

Lagavulin 18 YO Feis Ile 2016 (Bicentenary Edition), 49,5 % You are probably well aware that Lagavulin Distillery celebrates its 200th Anniversary this year. They have releases a new 8 YO earlier (not yet reviewed) and during the Islay festival (the Feis Ile festival) they released this Lagavulin 18 YO Feis Ile 2016 expression. This is […]...

I have now reviewed a total of 100 Nordic whiskies! I started my Nordic Whisky review series in mars 2014. A little under a year ago I published a (late) Top 5 out of the first 50 reviews. Now it is time to do a larger Top 10 Nordic Whisky list, based on the first […]...

Mackmyra Special 06 Sommaräng, NAS, 46,8 % I’m on a roll now, here is the fourth Mackmyra release in a row in my Nordic Whisky review series. Again I am looking at the Special series. The Mackmyra Special 06 Sommaräng (Summer Meadow) was released on maj 2 2011, in a limited run of 12 000 bottles. […]...

Dalmore Valour, NAS, 40 % The Dalmore Valour is a Travel Retail Exclusive, selling at around GBP 60 for a 1 litre bottle. Quite decent, especially if the whisky is good. So, let’s find out. Here is what Dalmore say about their whisky: Matured initially in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, the spirit is then […]...