Las Vegas Select Club Canadian Whisky, NAS, 40 % Do you feel lucky? Do you have your lucky dice ready? Well then, let’s try this “ultra premium” Canadian blended whisky. I have tried googling for a while, but I am unable to find who actually produces this whisky. The bottle says it is imported to […]...

Gentleman Jack, NAS, 40 % A classic is on the test bench today. I am putting the Gentleman Jack from Jack Daniel’s to the test. You might already know this, but Jack Daniel’s makes what they call Tennessee Whiskey. This is basically bourbon with a the added step of charcoal filtering. The Gentleman Jack is […]...

Hayes Parker Reserve Bourbon, 0 YO, 45 % Here’s a first for me, and that has me excited. Have you ever heard of the TerrePURE process? Using chemistry rather than oak barrels to ‘mature’ whiskey? This process is claimed to remove impurities in the distilled spirit, improve its quality, and reduce the cost of the […]...

AnCnoc 18 YO, 46 % This is a rather new addition to the core range from Knockdhu Distillery. The AnCnoc 18 YO was launched late 2014. Earlier this week I reviewed the AnCnoc 12 YO. The main difference between the 12 and the 18, except for the age – obviously, is that the 18 is […]...

Caol Ila 1996 18 YO Old Particular (Cask #10790), 48,4 % Time to review a whisky in the Old Particular range from Douglas Laing again. It has been awhile now. This series of releases from the independent bottler is (almost always) bottled at 48,4 %. Caol Ila is of course on of the Islay distilleries; […]...

Stauning Peated 1st Edition, 3 YO, 63,8 % I am continuing to work my way through older releases of Nordic whisky, and today I have reached the first ever peated release from Danish distillery Stauning. The Stauning Peated 1st Edition was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2012. A total outturn of 715 bottles at 50 […]...

Ben Nevis 10 YO, 46 % Today I am reviewing the standard bottling from Ben Nevis. Ben Nevis is located in Western Highlands, and is owned by Nikka, Japan. The Ben Nevis 10 YO is matured in a mix of bourbon and sherry casks. You cannot buy the Ben Nevis 10 YO in Norway or […]...

Old Pulteney 1997 Ambassador’s Single Cask, 17 YO, 53,4 % Today I am reviewing a release exclusive to Sweden. It is the Old Pulteney 1997 Ambassador’s Single Cask. The backstory is as follows. The Swedish whisky magazine Allt om Whisky each year selects two of it’s readers for a scholarship where they get to go […]...

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro’s Malt Six of Clubs, 9 YO, 57,9 % I recently came across another release in the famous Card Series from Ichiro’s Malt. The Hanyu 2000 Ichiro’s Malt Six of Clubs was distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2009. It was matured first in a hogshead, then it received a finish in a cream […]...

AnCnoc 12 YO, 40 % The whisky of the day is the AnCnoc 12 YO from Knockdhu Distillery, located in the Highland region of Scotland. This whisky has been matured in a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, with a slight majority on the bourbon casks. Knockdhu are selling their whisky under the brand AnCnoc […]...

Isle of Fionia – Cask No. 1, 3 YO, 58 % I am very excited to present to you the Isle of Fionia – Cask No. 1. This is the first whisky released from Nyborg Distillery in Denmark. They already have a further handful of releases to their name, and I will do my best to […]...

A total of 47 whiskies are released in the monopoly stores of Norway on Friday november 6, at 8 am. A few of the listed whiskies are just new sizes of previously released products; notably the Remarkable Regional Malts from Douglas Laing. These new 5 cl bottles will make it easy for anyone curious to […]...

Fujikai 10 YO, 43 % Today I am reviewing a new product from Japan, the Fujikai 10 YO from Monde Shuzou Distillery. This is the same company that produced the Isawa. It is being imported to Europe by Les Whiskies du Monde. The Fujikai 10 YO has been matured for 10 years in bourbon casks, and is […]...

Old Pulteney Duncansby Head, NAS, 46 % In 2013 Old Pulteney released their Lighthouse Series, aimed at the Travle Retail market. I have previously reviewed the Old Pulteney Pentland Skerries from the same series. So this is the Old Pulteney Duncansby Head. It takes its name from the Duncansby Head lighthouse near John O’Groats at the very […]...

Hakushu Sherry Cask 2012, NAS, 48 % Suntory releases special limited editions in a wood expression series ‘almost’ annually, for both their Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries. I write ‘almost’, because there are slight variations from year to year, and it would seem none have been released this year. If anyone knows more, then please enlighten […]...

Highland Park The Sword – Viking Collection, NAS, 43 % Here is a Highland Park released exclusive for Taiwan. The Highland Park The Sword – Viking Collection was distilled in 1997 and released in 2010. The release was limited to around 1000 bottles. This whisky was matured exclusively in sherry casks, with a majority of […]...

Spirit of Hven Tycho’s Star, NAS, 41,8 % I am happy to present a new release from Spirit of Hven today. The Spirit of Hven Tycho’s Star is named in tribute to the astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who lived on the island for many years. This whisky was launched at The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show […]...

The Ladies’ Share has got our own website! Finally, over two years after we were established, we have our own website. From today on you will no longer find reviews by Tone here on Whisky Saga but on theladiesshare.com! You will find our new page quite empty at the moment but please do not give up […]...

Big Peat Christmas 2015, NAS, 53,8 % It is that time of year again. The days are getting colder and shorter. Soon there will hardly be any daylight at all, and Christmas is getting ever closer. A sure sign that it is ‘that’ time of year, is the release of the annual Big Peat Christmas. […]...

Hibiki Japanese Harmony, NAS, 43 % The whisky of the day is a relatively new no age statement release from Suntory, the blended whisky Hibiki Japanese Harmony. This whisky is made up of Maltwhisky from both Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries, and grain from Chita distillery, all Suntory owned. Five different types of casks is […]...