1.198 Night nurse in carpenter’s overalls, 21 YO, 55,2 % I do love to try independent bottlings that are a bit out of the ordinary. Here we have a 21 YO Glenfarclas matured in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead. Not something you come across very often in the official bottlings. Glenfarclas tend to be all about […]...

Macallan Reflexion, NAS, 43 % Here is the third installment in the recently launched Macallan Master Series range. I have previously reviewed both The Macallan Rare Cask and The Macallan No. 6. This leaves only The Macallan M after today. The Macallan Reflexion has been matured in mainly hogsheads, made from American and Spanish oak. Only […]...

Macallan M, NAS, 44 % Here is the fourth installment in the new Macallan Master Series range. I have previously reviewed the Rare Cask, No. 6 and Reflexion. During the launch of this whisky we were told that the oldest whisky included here is from 1940. Back then Macallan could not get hold of enough […]...

Stauning Traditional 3rd Edition, 4 YO, 49,0 % Here is the third installment in the unpeated whiskies from Danish distillery Stauning. I have prviously reviewed the 1st and 2nd edition – and here we have Stauning Traditional 3rd Edition. This whisky was distilled in 2009/2010, and bottled in 2014. It has been matured in 200 […]...

Macallan No. 6, ~20 YO, 43 % The Macallan Distillery recently released their new The Macallan 1824 Masters Series. The range consists of four whiskies (initially); Rare Cask, Reflexion, No. 6, and M. I have now tasted all four and will bring you reviews over the next few days. The whiskies were tested in a […]...

The Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd, located in the Highland region of Scotland,  announced yesterday that they will rebrand their core range of single malt whiskies. The rebranded whiskies will be available to purchase from mars 2016, and the range will include the following whiskies: Tomatin Legacy, 12 YO, Cask Strength, 14 YO, 18 YO, 1988 […]...

Glengoyne 10 YO, 40 % Today I go back to more an affordable and available whisky. This is the entry level whisky in the core range from Glengoyne Distillery. Glengoyne is located in the Highland region, but right on the border to the Lowlands. In fact, the ‘border’ is said to pass right through the […]...

Stauning Traditional 2nd Edition, 4 YO, 55,0 % A week ago I reviewed the 1st edition, now it is time to take a closer look at Stauning Traditional 2nd Edition. This is an unpeated whisky from Danish distillery Stauning. It was distilled in 2009 and bottled in mars 2013. It is a limited release of […]...

Glengoyne 15 YO, 43 % The dram of the day is the Glengoyne 15 YO. While most Glengoyne whiskies are matured exclusively in sherry casks (1st fill and refill), the 15 YO and the 12 YO have a portion of 1st fill ex-bourbon casks used. The Glengoyne 15 YO has been created using whisky matured […]...

SMWS 7.124 Makes your heart sing, 11 YO, 58,8 % It has been about a year since last I reviewed a whisky from the Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS). Now I finally have something new to write about, though. On Friday last I spent six hours at their London venue, thoroughly enjoying a few drams from the […]...

SMWS 10.85 Live life on the edge, 17 YO, 55,8 % Here is the second dram I had when visiting the Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS) venue in London last week. The SMWS 10.85 Live life on the edge is a whisky distilled at Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay. This whisky was distilled 1998-04-30 and bottled in 2015. […]...

Abhainn Dearg, NAS, 46 % Another first for me today. I have finally tasted a whisky from Abhainn Dearg. This is the most Westerly distillery in Scotland, located on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. The name of the distillery, Abhainn Dearg, is pronounced ‘Aveen Jarræk’. Production started in 2008, and […]...

AnCnoc 22 YO, 46 % The AnCnoc 22 YO from Knockdhu Distillery is a relatively new release. It was released earlier this year, and came to market in Sweden in juni 2015. It has been matured in a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, with a slight majority on the sherry casks. We should therefore […]...

GlenDronach 2003 12 YO – Norsk whiskyforbund Cask 1, 55,9 % First of all a disclaimer is in order for this review. This whisky is the first whicky selected by and for the Federation of Norwegian Whisky Societies (Norsk whiskyforbund). Up until three weeks ago, I was on the board of this federation. One of […]...

Stauning Traditional 1st Edition, 3 YO, 63,3 % Today I start my review run on the unpeated ‘Traditional’ expressions from Danish distillery Stauning. The Stauning Traditional 1st Edition. This was a limited release of 728 bottles, bottled at a cask strength of 63.3 % ABV. The whisky has been matured exclusively in first fill ex-bourbon […]...

Winchester Bourbon Whiskey, 6 months, 45 % Time to boldly go where I have rarely gone before. A few days back I tested my first ever whisky produced using the TerrePURE process – accelerated maturation through chemistry rather than using just plain old oak barrels. I have now tried the Winchester Bourbon Whiskey. According to […]...

Winchester Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2 YO, 45 % I continue my exploration of the TerrePURE whiskeys currently available. These are whiskeys partially matured through chemistry (the TerrePURE process) rather than just using oak barrels (see more here). This is the Winchester Straight Bourbon Whiskey, produced for the Total Wine stores and “Aged a minimum of […]...

Rock Oyster, NAS, 46,8 % Rock Oyster is the Island whisky in the Remarkable Regional Malts series of blended malts from independent bottler Douglas Laing. Rock Oyster joins Big Peat (Islay), Scallywag (Speyside), and Timorous Beastie (Highlands). They will soon be followed by a Lowland expression as well. Rock Oyster consists of single malt whiskies […]...

Ensign Red Canadian Whisky, NAS, 40 % When I was out shopping for new whisky/bourbon/rye the other day, I came across the Ensign Red Canadian Whisky. I should note that I am currently in California for work. I had never seen this particular whisky before, and thus my interest was piqued. There is no information […]...

Stauning Peated 2nd Edition, 4 YO, 55 % OK, here goes. This is the second peated release from Danish distillery Stauning. The Stauning Peated 2nd Edition was distilled in 2009, just like the 1st edition. This release was bottled a year later though, in 2013, making it four years old. The outturn this time was 750 bottles at 50 cl […]...