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Whisky tasting notes, all are my personal tasting notes based the standard way of tasting whisky; nose, taste, finish. I also take into account the price / value ratio in these of whisky tastings notes. Every week new whisky tasting notes available, but don’t expect me to come up with new words to identify a smell or taste. I might be creative but no poet.
Springbank Local Barley 10 year old 2020
This Springbank Local Barley 10 year old was released last March and is already the 6th bottle in…
Ben Nevis 6 year old, Torsten Paul Whisky Company
Torsten Paul Whisky Company is back with a Ben Nevis 6 year old. And after tasting that very…
Chichibu London Edition 2019
A few months ago I had the honour, together with 5 other lucky ones, of selecting the two…
Waterford Grattansbrook 1.1
Recently, Waterford has released a number of Single Farm Origins that are linked exclusively to a country. For…
Ben Nevis 2015, Roger’s Whisky Company
The new Dutch bottler Roger’s Whisky Company is, after his successful first release, back with a second bottling:…
Three whiskies from Starward
A while ago I was supposed to participate in a Starward tasting, but unfortunately, I couldn’t make it.…
The Epicurean, Douglas Laing
For the past few months I’ve been reviewing a blended malt from Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts series…
Speyside 1988, Le Gus’t
Le Gus’t is back with another Speyside 1988. One I’ve been waiting for! It’s the third Speyside 1988…
Redbreast Dream Cask 2021, Oloroso Sherry Edition
Last week it was first announced that a new Redbreast Dream Cask will be launched, which is already…
Umiki, ocean fused whisky
A while ago I reviewed the Japanese Kamiki, a world blended malt that has had a fairly unusual…
Springbank & Kilkerran Online Tasting Week 2021
Unfortunately, there is no Campbeltown Malts festival this year either, we all know why, but luckily J&A Mitchell…
Orkney 2007, Elixir Distillers
The so-called “secret” Orkneys along with the (un)official Highland Park releases have been declining quite a bit since…
Longrow Red, 10 year old (2020)
So here we are finally with a first review of the Longrow Red. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this…
Redbreast 10 Year Old
Redbreast has to be one of my favourite Irish whisk(e)y brands. Almost everything I have tasted of this…
Benromach 21 year old 2020
The Benromach 21 year old has been added to the core range of the distillery since last year.…
Mac-Talla Mara, Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
Have you spotted them yet? The new Mac-Talla whiskies from Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers? It’s a new range…
Springbank 15 year old (2020)
It has been a while, but I have some Springbank reviews coming up and let’s start with one…
Ledaig 12 year old, Daily Dram
This Ledaig 12 year old with its quirky label is bottled by the Daily Dram and it’s part…
Glen Garioch and Ardmore 11 year old, The Bookinist
This Glen Garioch and Ardmore 11 year old are the first two releases from the Ukrainian bottler The…
Stauning Rye & Stauning Kaos
Last Monday I already talked about world whisky and that I want to discover more about it. So…