Kilkerran WIP 7 Sherry Wood, NAS, 46 % I cannot believe I have never reviewed any of the Kilkerran releases from Glengyle Distillery here before. What happened?! majbe I was too pre-occupied with their much more famous neighbor, Springbank? Well, time to change that. William Mitchell founded the original Glengyle distillery back in 1872, and […]...

Whisky Saga is a blog, started in januari 2012, covering the topic of whisky in the broadest sense. The main reason why I continue to spend a lot of time and energy on the blog is that I am passionate about whisky, and I want to share this passion. Whisky is liquid sunshine. Whisky is […]...

Here is the first list of releases for 2016. These 23 whiskies are released at the government owned Vinmonopolet stores on Friday januari 8 at 8 am. The only new regular inclusion in the base selection (basis) is the Talisker Skye, the rest of these are on special order (bestillingsutvalg). A few of these are […]...

Box Whisky The Messenger, 3 YO, 48,4 % Here we are then, ready to review the fourth and final release in the Early Days Collection from Swedish distillery Box Whisky. The Box Whisky The Messenger was released on december 4 2015. The details about this expression is in short as follows: 76 % of the whisky […]...

Today Whisky Saga actually turns 4 YO! I never quite expected it to last this long when I started my first few (horrible) articles in early januari 2012. Now here I am, typing up my review of 2015. It’s been one fantastic ride so far, and I have no plans of stopping just yet. 2015 […]...

SMWS G1.11 Iced mulled wine and Sorrento Limoncello, 21 YO, 65,1 % Now I will present SMWS whisky number 7 from the SMWS Sample Box No. 1, my Christmas calendar this year. All the 25 samples have been tasted blind. This is how the Scotch Maltwhisky Society describe this whisky themselves: This one is […]...

SMWS 1.182 Aromatic and enigmatic, 11 YO, 57,1 % Ho, ho, ho, here we go, whisky number 6 from my SMWS Sample Box No. 1. The box contains a total of 25 samples of SMWS releases, and all I know when tasting them is the ABV. That’s it. Here is the description from the Scotch […]...

SMWS 9.83 Tiger Balm, Limoncello and scented candles, age, 56,5 % I have now arrived at whisky number four in my SMWS Sample Box No. 1. The whisky was tasted blind, but I then found out that this was the 9.83 Tiger Balm, Limoncello and scented candles. Distillery number 9 in the SMWS code system is Glen Grant. […]...

SMWS 118.3 Self-assured, buxom and rewarding, 22 YO, 57,9 % We have now reached whisky number 5 in my SMWS Sample Box No. 1. This is my late Christmas calendar for 2015. All whiskies are tasted blind. This particular whisky turned out to be the SMWS 118.3 Self-assured, buxom and rewarding. Distillery 118 is Cooley, which makes […]...

SMWS 66.35 Savoury smoke and spicy sweetness, age, 58,2 % Here is whisky number two from the SMWS Sample Box No. 1, my whisky Christmas calendar. Again the whisky was tasted blind. The description given by the Scotch Maltwhisky Society: The nose combines savoury smoke and spiced sweetness – bacon frazzles, aniseed, clove, fruit and nuts […]...

SMWS 72.31 Something Old, Something New, 29 YO, 48,3 % So this is the third sample from the SMWS Sample Box No. 1, and it was tasted blind. After the tasting I got this description from the Scotch Maltwhisky Society: A combination of lots of ‘new’ and ‘old’ aromas; a very old dusty leather […]...

For Christmas 2015 I got my hands on the SMWS Sample Box No. 1, a sampling of 25 different whiskys from Scotch Maltwhisky Society. This was meant to be my malty Christmas calendar, but somehow I never got around to tasting the whiskys throughout december. It is now december 27 when I write this, […]...

Hudson Maple Cask Rye Whiskey, 46 % Finally I get to try a new whiskey from New York state distillery Tuthilltown Spirits, the home of Hudson whiskey. I reviewed their core range back in 2012, and more recently I revisited the Baby Bourbon. Today I am reviewing the limited edition Hudson Maple Cask Rye Whiskey. […]...

Box Whisky Cask Owners Bottling 2015, 3 YO, 53,5 % A few weeks back Swedish distillery Box Whisky released the Box Whisky Cask Owners Bottling 2015. As per usual, they freely give us (way too much?) info. See here for full details, or read on for a short summary: 97,13 % of the vatting was matured […]...

The Hive 8 YO, 40 % Today I am putting the blended malt The Hive 8 YO from Wemyss Malts to the test. This is the ‘honeyed’ blended malt from Wemyss Malts, and you can get it both as an 8 YO, a 12 YO and more recently as a NAS (No Age Statement). This […]...

Compass Box Orangerie, NAS, 40 % Here is a fun one for you. The Compass Box Orangerie cannot be called a Scotch whisky as it has added flavors, but it is still fun. So, I am making an exception. It’s is almost Christmas, and oranges are in style this time of year, so you will […]...

BenRiach 17 YO Septendecim, 46 % Say hello to the ‘BenRiach seventeen year old seventeen’! You see ‘Septendecim’ is latin for seventeen. Very well, BenRiach 17 YO Septendecim it is then. This is a peated BenRiach expression, and it is now part of their peated core range. Other peated whiskies from BenRiach include the Birnie Moss NAS, […]...

BenRiach 18 YO Dunder, 46 % The BenRiach 18 YO Dunder is part of the new heavily peated range from BenRiach. It was launched on 2015-04-30, and is a limited release of 1888 bottled. The BenRiach 18 YO Dunder was first matured in American oak casks, then finished in Dark Rum barrels. The ‘Dunder’ name is […]...

Glengoyne 18 YO, 43 % I have now worked my way through most of the core range from the Highland distillery Glengoyne. I have previously reviewed the 10 YO, Cask Strength, 15 YO, 21 YO and 25 YO. Time now for the Glengoyne 18 YO. This product was released about three years ago, and replaced […]...

Mackmyra Moment Morgondagg, NAS, 51,1 % Here’s an old release by Mackmyra, the Swedish distillery. The Mackmyra Morgondagg (Morning Dew) was released back in 2013. It was matured in a mix of American Oak barrels and ex-sherry casks. This was a limited release of 1500 bottles. You can actually still buy the Mackmyra Morgondagg in […]...