Thy Whisky Fad No 1 ‘Kræn Klit’, 3 YO, 60 % Finally, we have managed to procure a bottle of Thy Whisky, from the craft distillery Nordisk Brænderi (‘Nordic Distillery’) in the north of Denmark (see Nordic Distillery Map). The man behind the distillery is Anders Bilgram. He produces gin, schnaps and whisky. On november 29, […]...

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015, NAS, 51,5 % The festival bottling for the Feis Ile 2015 was something very special this year for Laphroaig, as they are celebrating their 200th anniversary. The whisky is called Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015. Cairdeas is an old Gaelic word for friendship, and these bottlings are exclusively made available to the Friends of Laphroaig […]...

Bunnahabhain 1991 Wheskykôrka 2 Lightly Peated, 22 YO, 49,7 % The Swedish independent bottler Svenska Eldvatten are at it again. Today we review their Bunnahabhain 1991 Wheskykôrka 2 Lightly Peated. Distilled in november 1991, matured in a bourbon hogshead, and bottled in september 2014 with an outturn of 120 bottles. This whisky was released on april […]...

Akashi 5 YO Single Cask, 50 % The Eigashima company actually got their license to distill whisky as early as 1919, four years before Japan’s first whisky distillery, Yamazaki, was established. Eigashima did not use their license, however, until 1984, when they built their White Oak Distillery. Eigashima released their first single malt in 2007, […]...

Millstone 2001 12 YO Sherry Cask, 46 % This is a first! Any first is exciting – a chance to explore, to experience something new. This is the first whisky from the Netherlands reviewed here at Whisky Saga HQ. The Millstone 2001 12 YO Sherry Cask is produced by Zuidam Distillers, of Baarle-Nassau in the Netherlands. […]...

Koval Single Barrel Bourbon, NAS, 47 % Koval is a small distillery in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2008 – the first distillery in the city since the mid-1800s. They produce organic whiskey, liqueurs and specialty spirits. From day one they decided to make organic spirits from scratch, avoiding the common industry practice in the USA of bottling spirits […]...

Audny Series 3 Single Cask, 4 YO, 46 % This is the third release in the Audny series from Norwegian Distillery Det Norske Brenneri (formerly Agder Brenneri). The Audny Series 3 Single Cask is a four year old, sherry matured whisky. It is released in a limited run of 1000 50 cl bottles The Audny […]...

Aultmore 2007 7 YO A. D. Rattray Single Cask #900015, 56 % I am not so familiar with the independent bottler A. D. Rattray, yet. I have only tasted eight of their whiskies. All of them have been good. Well, I am not so familiar with Aultmore either. I have only tasted four whiskies from […]...

Arran OddPopp 15 YO Bourbon Barrel, 56,5 % This is the third ‘music whisky’ released in Norway over the past three years. In 2013 we saw the Cragganmore Frank Znort Quartet-15th Anniversary Old Malt Cask, then in 2014 we had the Clan Denny Frank Znort Quartet 16 YO Craigellachie. Now we get the Arran OddPopp 15 YO […]...

Amrut 2009 Single Cask PX #2697, 4 YO, 56,5 % Amrut distilleries certainly know how to make whisky to my taste. I recently shared my tasting notes on Amrut Naarangi. Today it is time to taste one of their Single Cask releases. My husband has already shared his thoughts on the Single Cask Portpipe. This […]...

Mackmyra Special 04 Double Dip Bourbon, NAS, 53 % The Mackmyra Special series is now discontinued, but ran for several years. I still have not tried all of the whiskies in this series, so consider this me trying to catch up. The Mackmyra Special:04 Double Dip Bourbon was bottled back in 2010. The name for this […]...

Blanton’s Gold Edition, NAS, 51,5 % Blanton’s is a brand of bourbon whiskey produced and marketed by the Sazerac Company. It is distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. They produce four different ranges of this brand: Special Reserve (40 % ABV), Original Single Barrel (46,5 % ABV), Gold Edition (51,5 % ABV), […]...

Clynelish 1983 (2000) Samaroli #2684, 47 % At the whisky festival in Limburg there was a very wide selection of interesting whiskies. There were also some fellow bloggers working and enjoying the festival. Marcus Weber (Whiskycuse) helped out for Jens Drewitz at the Sansibar Whisky stand. They had a lot of whiskies to choose from, and […]...

Yamazaki 25 YO, 43 % Yesterday I reviewed the peated flagship single malt from Suntory distillery in Japan. Today I turn my nose and palate to the unpeated Yamazaki 25 YO. It is near impossible to find the Yamazaki 25 YO for sale online these days. The few places that still have a few bottles in […]...

Hakushu 25 YO, 43 % In this review we will look closer at one of the flagship whiskies from Suntory. There are three main product lines from this Japanese company that has been producing whisky since 1923. The three are Yamazaki (unpeated single malt), Hakushu (peated single malt) and Hibiki (blended whisky). Hakushu 25 YO is […]...

We thought it would be fun to compare a bottle of Ballantine’s Finest produced this year, with one that was bottled in the early 1970s. Will there be much difference in the character and profile of the whisky? Will we detect any old bottle effect (OBE) – ‘maturation’ in the bottle? Both bottles were opened for […]...

Spirit of Hven Sankt Ibb, 3 YO, 51,4 % Today we present a single cask release from Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn in Sweden. The Spirit of Hven Sankt Ibb was released on juni 5, 2014, and sold out immediately. The whisky was distilled in 2011, bottled in 2014, and the total outturn was 273 bottles. […]...

Highland Park 12 YO (bottled early 1980s), 43 % I am lucky to have friends who love to buy exciting whiskies. I am really looking forward to tasting this 12 YO Highland Park bottled in the early 1980s. A couple of weeks ago I gave you my tasting notes on the Highland Park 10 YO and the current 12 YO from […]...

Stratheden Classic Selection, NAS, 43 % Here it is then, the sixth and final release in The Lost Distillery Company‘s new entry level range, the Classic Selection. Stratheden is the Lowland whisky from the company. It was located in Auchtermuchty (love that name!), was opened for production in 1829 and closed down in 1926. We […]...

Nikka Pure Malt White, NAS, 43 % Nikka Pure Malt White is a blended malt from Nikka Whisky with the subtitle “Peaty & Salty”. Nikka has released both Pure Malt Black, Red and White. The difference is, as Nikka describes it: “Black” is a pure Maltwhisky made primarily with the Yoichi malt, and it […]...