SPEY 12 YO, 40% Another review of the range SPEY from the Speyside Distillery. We have previously reviewed the SPEY Chairman’s Choice and SPEY Tenné. A couple of weeks ago I went to a whisky and beer tasting here in Bergen, Norway. The whiskies presented were BenRiach 10 YO, SPEY 12 YO, Amrut Naarangi, BenRiach Curiositas and […]...

Girvan 1965 47 YO The Clan Denny, 48,2 % Today grain whisky is on the menu. It has been a while since I last reviewed a grain whisky. This Girvan 1965 47 YO The Clan Denny was released by independent bottler Douglas Laing just over three years ago. It was matured in a cask with no further details […]...

Introduction In the late 1950s and early 1960s the whisky industry was booming, and William Grant & Sons was selling a lot of their products like the Grant’s blended Scotch and Glenfiddich. Grain whisky for their blended whisky was getting harder to come by though, as demand was higher than the supply. The decision was therefore […]...

BenRiach Latada 18 YO, 46 % The BenRiach Latada 18 YO is a peated whisky from Speyside. It has been matured in American oak casks, then finished in Madeira casks. The name ‘Latada’ is taken from the traditional trellised vine system on the island of Madeira where the vines are laid out horizontally above the ground on low trellises. […]...

GlenDronach Cask Strength – Batch 5, NAS, 55,3 % The whisky of the day was release by GlenDronach Distillery towards the end of 2015. The GlenDronach Cask Strength – Batch 5 is a limited release, but I find no details on the number of bottles. Previous batrches have been limited to around 12 000 bottles The GlenDronach Cask Strength […]...

Angels’ Nectar Rich Peat Edition, NAS, 46 % This is the second product from independent bottler Highfern, the company owned by Robert Ransom, formerly of Glenfarclas. The Angels’ Nectar Rich Peat Edition is made from a selection of Highland malts. The distilleries are not disclosed. There is no grain whisky in the mix, so this is a blended malt (formerly known […]...

Springbank 16 YO Local Barley, 54,3 % The time has finally come for a new local barley release from Springbank Distillers, Campbeltown. The Springbank 16 YO Local Barley was released earlier this year, in a limited run of 9000 bottles. It has been flying off the shelves, so if you want to try it, you had better […]...

Smögen 2010 5 YO Single Cask #3/2010, 61,3 % This is the third single cask release from Smögen Whisky in Sweden. You can read all about the first and second single cask releases elsewhere on this blog. The Smögen 2010 5 YO Single Cask #3/2010 was released on mars 10, and sold out within seconds. The label […]...

Jameson Caskmates – Stout Edition, NAS, 40 % Irish whiskey giants Jameson released this new expression last year. They sent a few casks to the local craft beer brewery Franciscan Well and they used it to age their stout. The casks were returned to Midleton and then used to give a beer finish to Jameson. majbe the use of beer casks […]...

Dalwhinnie Winter’s Gold, NAS, 43 % Here’s a sweet little something for you. A relatively new release from Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highland region. It is quite rare to see new releases from this Diageo owned distillery. Their classic Dalwhinnie 15 YO should be well known to most of you. I suppose the name of […]...

Intro A few weeks back, early mars of this year, I got to visit the Aisla Bay distillery (more on that in a few days). One great part of that visit was to attend a tasting of the Ailsa Bay whisky, and not just any tasting. Brian Kinsman, the Malt Master and William Grant & […]...

Mr. Rye Straight Rye Whisky, 3 YO, 45 % Here we are then, with the second release from Polish producers Kozuba & Sons Distillery. This time I am putting the Mr. Rye Straight Rye Whisky to the test. The mashbill here states 100 % rye malt. It has been matured for three years in fresh American oak barrels. […]...

Braunstein 15:1, 7 YO, 46 % It has been a while since last I reviewed a whisky from Danish distillery Braunstein. Time to make amends then. Here we have the Braunstein 15:1, one of their (typically) two annual Library Collection releases. This is an unpeated whisky, with a limited run of 1000 bottles. This whisky […]...

Here we are again then. Time for the release of new whiskies in Norway. They go on sale on Friday maj 6 at 8 AM. We have 48 new releases this time around, and quite a few interesting ones. I am particularly keen on the Highland Park Ice Edition, the Clynelish 1997, the Springbank 16 YO Local […]...

Prologue Limited Edition, 3 YO, 43 % I am quiet excited to try the first Polish single Maltwhisky. The Prologue Limited Edition is made by the Kosuba & Sons Distillery from Jabłonka near Nidzica in Masuria, Poland. Their webpage is just a place holder page for now, but it is still way cool, if you […]...

Box Whisky The 2nd Step Collection 01, 4 YO, 51,1 % Swedish distiller Box Whisky have now launched the first whisky in their brand new series. Over the past two years they have released the four whiskies in The Early Days Collection (The Pioneer, The Challenger, The Explorer, and The Messenger). Now they are starting a […]...

Spirit of Hven Seven Stars No. 4 Megrez, NAS, 45 % We have now reached release number four in the Seven Stars series from Swedish distillery Spirit of Hven. I have previously reviewed the Dubhe, Merak and Phecda. The Spirit of Hven Seven Stars No. 4 Megrez was released on mars 4, 2016. This release, as […]...

B3.2 Ooey-gooey cinnamon bun, 3 YO, 55,3 % I find it very interesting that the Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS) is branching out and adding not only Japanese whisky, grain and cider, but also bourbon. The B3.2 Ooey-gooey cinnamon bun is a three year old bourbon from Rock Town Distillery in Arkansas, USA. It was […]...