The Waterford Dunbell 1.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
[All the Waterford whiskies we were sent are 50% abv and made from locally-grown Irish barley. Trying four of the first five releases gave us the chance to assess [...]
Reviews
The Singleton of Dufftown 17 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:In the interest of full disclosure, whenever I see a Dufftown expression I imagine that it comes from the fictional Springfield, not the mythical [...]
The Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:On the nose, we got lemon treacle with a thin stream of melted dark chocolate included just to see if the master of the house would notice (he didn’t). [...]
The Akashi Meïsei Blended Japanese Whisky
The Akashi Meïsei is an 80 proof special edition blended whisky sold only in France. It’s vatted with 45% single malt, and it’s aged in American oak barrels. [...]
The Single Cask Nation Imperial 24 Year Old 1996 Bourbon Barrel (54.6%)
Tasting notes:The nose is as if a Rosebank married a Dallas Dhu and the two were put inside a parfait. It immediately transports Bill to a psychedelic scene from Yellow [...]
The Pittyvaich 30 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Tasting notes:My initial inspection of this spun-gold liquid is like that of a single kaleidoscope image. I get at first a preposterous array of sensations that I [...]
The Westland Outpost Range: Garryana 5th Edition
Tasting notes:The nose on the Westland Garryana 5th Edition, locks me in a botanical hothouse with Melania’s deranged florist. I’m in a biblically-proportioned [...]
The Simply Whisky “Let’s Dance” (8 Year Old Clynelish distilled in 2011)
Tasting notes:Hello, Bananas! Wow–a saucier writer would say, “Is that a fruit in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” [Bill: Are there sauciers [...]
The M&H (Milk & Honey) Elements Sherry Cask
Tasting notes:Sometimes sherry cask whiskies take time to open up. You know it, I know it. But sometimes it’s fun to just go after it and see what happens. [...]
The Mortlach 21 Year Old 2020 Special Release
These are John’s scribblings on the label. They have to do with our sample management system. We’d explain, but it’s a long story… Tasting notes:The [...]
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