The Midleton Very Rare Vintage Release 2021
Tasting notes:The nose on the Midleton Very Rare Vintage Release 2021 opens gently with peachy, lemony, foaming soap in the bathroom—excuse me, lavatory—of a 1-star [...]
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An Impostor Abroad: Stephen visits Ben Nevis Distillery
Once one of the biggest distillery complexes in Scotland when the Nevis distillery was built nearby to serve the same brand, Ben Nevis has a history filled with colorful [...]
The Waterford Organic Gaia 1.1 Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Tasting notes:The nose of the Waterford Organic Gaia, release 1.1, opens like a full-tang jackknife, by which I mean, it’s like a knife whose blade is made of Tang™. At [...]
The Simply Whisky “Dream Big” (4 Year Old Balcones Straight Corn Whiskey)
Tasting notes:From the start, this 65.7% abv whiskey noses like something that a corner man keeps in his bag when the fight reaches the late rounds. Which is to say, [...]
The Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Tasting notes:The Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 begins with slightly fermented pickled raw pistachios–or maybe daikon radish with a jicama garnish plated next to pickling [...]
The Wemyss Spice King 12 Year Old Highlands and Islay Blended Malt
Tasting notes:The Wemyss Spice King 12 Year Old Highland and Islay Blended Malt nose brings me to the open hearth kitchen I wish I’d grown up in: There are stew-y, prune-y [...]
The Port Askaig 28 Year Old (45.8%)
Tasting notes:Right away, on the nose, I think, this is a dram for journeys. And just like that I’m on a reed raft drifting down the Amazon. The smell of the wet reeds [...]
The Talisker 8 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:At 57.9%, this one is unmistakably young and feisty. But at the same time, the nose opens with more sophistication than one would expect from and 8 year old: [...]
The Single Cask Nation 2011 Clynelish 9 Year Old
Tasting notes:The nose on the SCN Clynelish 2011 9yo opens with dark cherry candies embedded in the knotholes of old wide-cut pine board flooring—or wide-waled [...]
The X by Glenmorangie–and the X Grapefruit Cocktail
[Editor’s note: In the tasting notes that follow, we review this whisky as it comes, despite the fact that it’s designed for mixing into cocktails. Afterwards, we [...]
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