Review of the 26 year old Laphroaig 1998 in the Whiskyland series from Decadent Drinks. An utterly delicious Laphroaig from a ...

Review of Compass Box Nectarosity, a blended Scotch whisky that is part of the new core range from Compass Box, together with ...

Review of the Beenleigh rum 7 yo 'Platypus Edition', an Australian rum bottled in the FRC series from Oldman Spirits. Fairly ...

Review of the Bowmore 19 Year Old - Pinot Noir finish, a single malt Scotch whisky from Islay, with a balanced red wine ...

Nose: sweet and fruity. There’s pineapple on syrup, pears and ripe green melons. Hints of vanilla cream and coconut cream, even a hint of white chocolate. Then heather honey, a light green touch, some ...

Simple assessments with concise tasting notes from a wide range of distilleries. Here is volume 6 of the Rapid fire whisky notes (check volume 5).

Nose: classic South shore Islay, with hints of bandages, seaweed and iodine, leafy notes and hints of wormwood. A few herbal elements but also a nice sweet fruitiness underneath (peach?). Then a ...

Nose: rich and fairly exotic. Plenty of juicy apricots, tangerines and tinned pineapples. A lot of pastry notes, vanilla custard and honey. There’s also a musty note in the background, holding the ...

Some time ago a friend poured this Kavalan Solist at a tasting. It is a single Oloroso sherry cask, bottled a few years ago and only available in Europe. In general these Solists are safe bets in my ...