Flóki – Icelandic Young Malt 1st Edition, NAS, 47 % This is the very first ‘almost whisky’ from Iceland. Eimverk Distillery was established back in 2009, and here is their first product. The Flóki – Icelandic Young Malt 1st Edition consist of eight single barrels released late 2014 and early 2015, all released as single casks. […]...

I have heard rumors of this development for some time now, but I guess I did not really want to believe it was true. It is time to remove the blindfold, however, and face the facts. Stefan Van Eycken over at the excellent whisky blog Nonjatta yesterday posted a post that explains all the details […]...

Isawa Vintage 1983 25 YO, 43 % From time to time we come across whisky from distilleries we have never heard of before. This is only natural, of course, there are a huge number of distilleries out there. But when the whisky in question is also very old (25 YO) and from Japan our curiosity […]...

Oban Little Bay, NAS, 43 % The Oban Little Bay is a brand new Travel Retail exclusive. The Gaelic word Oban actually means ‘little bay’, which means you could say this whisky is called Oban Oban or Little Bay Little Bay. This is a no age statement expression (NAS). The whisky that went into the […]...

Spice King 8 YO (Wemyss malts), 40 % I had the opportunity to taste and compare Spice King 8 YO and 12 YO a couple of weeks ago. My husband has already shared his thoughts about the 12 YO and now I will give you my tasting notes on the 8 YO. Spice King is […]...

W. L. Weller 1993 12 YO Barrel proof – Antique Collection, 60,95 % The Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, USA, produce a lot of different brands. A few of those get a special annual release in their Antique Collection, a highly regarded series that usually gets sold out as it hits the shelves. In the collection […]...

Glenlivet 18 YO Hand-filled at the distillery, 50,7 % This Glenlivet has been hand-filled at the distillery which makes it kind of hard to get. But I guess it could be interesting to know how a bourbon matured Glenlivet smells and tastes like anyway. I have no date of distillation but this whisky is from […]...

Mackmyra Moment Jord, NAS, 55,1 % I still have a long backlog of old Mackmyra releases to work through. Mackmyra released a total of fifteen whiskies in their Moment Series, and so far I have only reviewed three. A lot more to come then. The Mackmyra Moment Jord (Earth) has received a finish in French Oak ex-Bordeaux […]...

Coillmór – Edition Villa Konthor – Port Cask, NAS, 46 % Ever heard of Meatloaf (the artist, not the food)? Ever seen the massive length of most of his song titles? Well, here is a single malt with Meatloaf-esque proportions on both distillery name and name of whisky. The distillery is named Bayerwald-Bärwurzerei Spezialitäten-Brennerei Gerhard […]...

GlenDronach 1993 19 YO Single Cask, 59,4 % Wow, it has been a year since my last review on a GlenDronach Single Cask! About time I tasted a new one then. And where did I taste it? At Dr. Jekylls Pub in Oslo. They always have a nice selection of single casks GlenDronach on their shelf. […]...

Springbank 1996 18 YO Cask #313-5, 56,1 % We were recently in Limburg for the Whisky Fair (see report). While there we got to try a lot of great whiskies at the supreme whisky bar Villa Konthor. One of the great experiences was this Springbank 1996 18 YO Cask #313-5, bottled for Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, and as such […]...

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Spice King 12 YO, 40 % Today I thought we could take a closer look at one of the blended malts from independent bottler Wemyss Malts. The lucky winner of this particular draw is the Spice King 12 YO. We are actually tasting this against the Spice King 8 YO, which my wife will post […]...

Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, NAS, 46 % This is a very cute bourbon, a cute baby of a bourbon actually. The Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey is produced by the New York distillery Tuthilltown Spirits. It is matured in tiny and cute 4 gallon barrels, which speeds up the maturation. The maturation is further enhanced by […]...

Aass & Egge – norsk single malt, 3 YO, 40 % OK, I have to start with a confession. This is not really a whisky. It is a single malt, but it is not purely made from barley, yeast and water. It contains hops. In fact this is a Eau de vie de biére, Two […]...

Glentauchers 1996 18 YO Liquid Art, 51,3 % The independent bottler Liquid Art has just released their fifth whisky which is an 18 YO Glentauchers. I have only tasted two Glentauchers before, both 30 YO, so I am really looking forward to try this one. Glentauchers is located in Speyside. Glentauchers is still rarely seen as a single malt, […]...

Box Lengyel Utca 9, 3 YO, 63,1% So, it’s been far too long since last time I shared any tasting notes here on WhiskySaga.com, or anywhere for that matter. This little gem is a private cask from Box Destilleri AB in Sweden. A big thank you to my friend, cask owner Tobias Johnsson, for allowing me this […]...

Jericho Classic Selection, NAS, 43 % Today we present the fourth installment in the new Classic Selection range from The Lost Distillery Company. The Jericho Distillery was a Highland distillery, near the town of Insch in Aberdeenshire. It was established in 1822, started production in 1824, and finally closed in 1913. It was renamed the Benachie […]...

Connemara 22 YO, 46 % Connemara is one of the brands produced at Cooley Distillery, owned by the Kilbeggan Distilling Company. It is not very often we get our hands on Irish whiskey here at Whisky Saga HQ, and especially such old whiskey as this one. Cooley Distillery started production in 1987, making this whiskey […]...

Box Whisky The Explorer, 3 YO, 48,3 % This release has been announced for some time. The Box Whisky The Explorer is the third installment in the Early Days Collection. The first two releases were The Pioneer and The Challenger. The fourth and last release in the series is due in december 2015 and will […]...