SMWS 53.231 Eat until I die, 19 YO, 59,3 % Distillery 53 in the Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS) index is Caol Ila. The SMWS 53.231 Eat until I die was released late 2015. It was distilled on 1996-09-03 and it was matured in a single refill ex-bourbon hogshead. The total outturn was 245 bottles. The descriptive […]...

Bruichladdich 2006 9 YO Cask #511 (Svenska Eldvatten), 60,2 % It has been a while since I last reviewed a release by Swedish independent bottler Svenska Eldvatten. Well, time to fix that. Today I review the sherry bomb that is Bruichladdich 2006 9 YO Cask #511. Cask #511 was 1st fill oloroso sherry hogshead. The whisky […]...

Teerenpeli Distiller’s Choice RASI, 7 YO, 43 % Here is a new Duty Free release from Finnish distillery Teerenpeli. The Teerenpeli Distiller’s Choice RASI has matured for 6-8 years in bourbon casks, and then it received a 1 year finish in 1st fill Moscatel wine casks. The Teerenpeli Distiller’s Choice RASI is a release limited to 2554 […]...

The Glenlivet Nadurra Cask Strength, NAS, 59,8 % The Glenlivet Nadurra was released a few years ago, and used to have an age statement (16 YO). In 2015 it was re-launched as a NAS and at Cask Strength. The The Glenlivet Nadurra Cask Strength is now also available in a peated version. Today I am reviewing the […]...

I am making an exception today. I will not be reviewing one Nordic whisky today, as I normally do on Tuesdays. Instead I shall review three releases of new make or new spirit. So no whisky, but these are all sales products released by Danish distillery Fary Lochan. The three expressions were released over a period of […]...

Here we are again then. Time for the release of new whiskies in Norway. They go on sale on Friday mars 4 at 8 AM. We have 33 new releases this time around, and quite a few interesting ones. I am particularly keen on the two Glenburgie releases, as I have a weak spot for that […]...

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof, 4 YO, 50 % The Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof is made at the Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky, but it is stated that it is made in a classic Pennsylvania style. It has been aged for at least four years and it is bottled at 100 proof (50 % ABV). On […]...

Glenfiddich Bourbon Barrel Reserve, 14 YO, 43 % In oktober 2015 Glenfiddich released a new US exclusive whisky, the Glenfiddich Bourbon Barrel Reserve. This is a 14 YO bourbon matured whisky that has been finished for three months in new American oak barrels. Here’s a short quote from the press release: Our Malt Master, Brian Kinsman, […]...

Scapa Skiren, NAS, 40 % Scapa Distillery on Orkney has led a quiet life for many years. It is now waking up from its slumber, and you can Läs mer about that and my visit to the distillery here. They recently decided to phase out their Scapa 16 YO in favour of a new NAS […]...

Have you ever wanted to own a cask of your very own, unique whisky? How would you even go about purchasing a cask, and how does it all work? Well, I wondered the same, and I wrote this article (in Norwegian) on the topic back in april 2012. A lot has happened since 2012, so I […]...

Karuizawa 8 YO Pure Malt, 40 % I recently came across this bottling of Karuizawa that I have never seen before. From what I have gathered it was released about 10+ years ago. The Karuizawa 8 YO Pure Malt was an exclusive for the Japanese market. Karuizawa distillery was established back in 1955. They ceased production in […]...

Teerenpeli Distiller’s Choice AURA, 5 YO, 43 % Now here is a unique treat. A Porter-wood matured whisky! yeah, that’s a first for me as well. Finnish distillery Teerenpeli have matured this baby for five years in a quite special cask. The cask started out as an ex-bourbon cask, then they filled it with their own Teerenpeli […]...

BenRiach Birnie Moss, NAS, 48 % A while back BenRiach Distillery released the BenRiach Birnie Moss. An intensely peated whisky, as it says on the label. Quite unusual for a Speysider, but we are getting quite used to the unusual in the whisky world these days, so we will just go with it and see […]...

Old Pulteney Noss Head, NAS, 46 % The Old Pulteney Noss Head is part of a travel retail lighthouse series released back in 2013. I have previously reviewed the Old Pulteney Duncansby Head and the Old Pulteney Pentland Skerries. The Noss Head has been matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks, and it has no age statement. You can get this […]...

Roslagswhisky Eko No. 1, 3 YO, 46 % The whisky I present today was made by Norrtelje Brenneri AB, Sweden. This is their second release. It differs from the first batch, in that this one is matured in an ex-bourbon cask from Heaven Hill, whereas the first batch was matured in an ex-sherry Oloroso cask. Both […]...

Laphroaig Lore, NAS, 48 % In the november newsletter from Laphroaig it was announced that a new whisky called Laphroaig Lore was due to be released during Spring 2016. It has still not been officially launched, but at the Bergen International Whisky & Beer Festival 2016 this weekend I got to try it. Nor only did […]...

Copper Pony Rye Whiskey, 6 months, 45 % Not sure I want to do this, but I guess I have to. OK, here goes. Time for another TerrePURE whiskey. Remember this stuff? No? The company behind TerrePURE is called Terresentia Corporation. You can read up on the technology here, or watch this video. It’s all about […]...

Winchester Rye Whiskey, 6 months, 45 % I promise that this will be last review of a TerrePURE whiskey for a long while. Terresentia Corporation is the company behind this technique, where they use chemistry rather than oak to mature whiskey (more here). Nose (18/25): Sweet with a bit of an edge. A bit like Dijon […]...

Arran Smugglers’ Series Volume One – The Illicit Stills, NAS, 56,4 % On september 28, 2015, the Isle of Arran Distillers (I’ll just call it the Arran Distillery), released the first in a series of three limited editions; the Arran Smugglers’ Series Volume One – The Illicit Stills. Here are the key facts, as presented on […]...

Mackmyra Preludium:04 – Gruvlagrad Elegans, age, ABV I continue my quest to review the oldst releases from Swedish distillery Mackmyra. Today I review Mackmyra Preludium:04 – Gruvlagrad Elegans (‘gruvlagrad’ = stored in a mine, ‘elegans’ means elegance). This whisky was vatted from spirit distilled both at the initial pilot distillery (1999-2002) and from the first proper […]...