The Ben Nevis 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (previous era branding)
Tasting notes:The nose opens with a whisper of pickle juice, thrown on a fire and evaporated–or perhaps 24-hour turkey brine cast into a buttered skillet. There’s [...]
Reviews
The Bib & Tucker 6 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey (Batch 22)
Tasting notes:This noses up nicely with corn, honey, magnolia blossoms, and perfume. A touch of wood and…is it a whiff of cultured butter sitting out in the sun, in [...]
The Redemption High Rye Bourbon
Tasting notes:The Redemption High Rye Bourbon nose opens emphatically—but stress-free—with the vegetal herbaceousness of rye grain that’s been sifted through a green [...]
The Warenghem Roof Rye Double Maturation French Whisky (46% abv)
Tasting notes:They say that in the land of blind nosing, the one nostril man is king. [Stephen: No. No one says this.] I mention this because my left [...]
The Simply Whisky “Good Times” (8 Year Old Single Grain Irish Whiskey 45.6%)
Tasting notes:On the nose, I find some great, high register notes: lemon curd, caramelized pear, melted (paraffin-free) candle wax (unflavored), and coconut. There’s [...]
Chivas Regal Extra Blended Scotch Whisky
Tasting notes:I’ve been…drinking? Suddenly, I’m on an old carousel with wooden horses wiped down with a mixture of Lemon Pledge™ and almond extract. There are Ace [...]
The Bivrost Niflheim Arctic Single Malt Whisky
Photo credits here to Aurora Spirit Tasting notes:The nose on this dram opens with lemon floor wax used by thoughtful friends to glaze an igloo for its depressed owner. [...]
The GlenAllachie 18 Year Old
Tasting notes:Ah, this noses up with a propitious mustiness. My heart races, and my mind briefly reels. I am certain that I feel its ennobling effects just as palpably as if [...]
The Bowmore 17 Year Old White Sands (travel retail exclusive)
Tasting notes:The Bowmore 17 Year Old White Sands, 43% abv, dropped like miraculous manna from heaven, by which I mean, Stephen put a generous dollop in a small bottle, and [...]
The Ballantine’s 17 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky
Tasting notes:The nose on this dram is light, slightly fruited, like coconut oil skin lotion. There are muted flowers, too: imagine a mischievous gardener [...]
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