Review of Compass Box Secrets of Smoke, a blended malt from Compass Box, which consists of spirit from Laphroaig, Ardmore, ...

Nose: light and friendly. Plenty of crisp apples and pears, along with some lime and foam bananas. Then some grassy and blossomy touches, along with spring honey. There’s some white pepper tingle and ...

Nose: plenty of waxy notes – great. Lemon tea with a dollop of honey, along with unripe nectarine, tangerines, green plums and hints of mango. Then light mineral hints and subtle dried herbs, as well ...

Review of the Islay 1990, a 34 year old undisclosed Laphroaig single malt bottled by Signatory Vintage for the Wu Dram Clan.

Review of the Bowmore ARC-54, a 54 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Islay. It is a 1968 vintage, bottled with Aston ...

The Wild Blue is a new limited edition from Talisker. It underlines the distillery’s salty and smoky DNA with a 16-month finish in South African red wine casks, used in wineries near the Atlantic ...

Gordon & MacPhail just released the fifth and final release in the Mr George Legacy. The 1953, 1957, 1958 and 1959 reached some of the highest scores on this blog. This series saw the light in 2021 ...

Two new Smögen releases from the folks at Decadent Drinks — a name that’s quickly become synonymous with characterful selections. This time we’re looking at a 2014 and a 2016 vintage, both distilled ...

Malternative Belgium was recently in the spotlight with two new bottlings. One is an undisclosed cognac for a Dutch retailer, and the other was their own release. The first is a Lot 74 from a ...

Signatory Vintage is really spoiling whisky fans with their 100 Proof series. They keep releasing high strength sherry bombs at an incredible pace and at an incredible price. Some might even say ...

After our positive encounter with the Bowmore 19 Years Pinot Noir, we’re looking at one of its sister bottlings in the new travel retail range. The new range is age stated (good) and it seems to ...

Nose: sweet fruits (apricots, pears) with honey, as well as a more oxidized hint of dried fruits, bruised yellow apples and caramel. Then hazelnuts and vanilla, along with raisins and hints of buttery ...