I visited the Whiskyshine festival in Macao, tried some excellent whiskies, met wonderful people and wrote a few words about ...

Review of the Penderyn 2015, a 10 year old single malt Scotch whisky bottled from bourbon cask 276, exclusive to The Whisky ...

Review of the Speyside single malt 18 Years, bottled by Saltire Rare Malts in their Cigar Malt series. It is matured in a PX ...

Review of Blair Athol 1986, a 38 year old single malt whisky bottled by One8Nine in the Eternal Cycle series. Matured in a ...

There’s a new batch from The Whisky Agency called Wave farewell to 2025. Today we’ll look at the non-peated single malts. All ...

I’ve reviewed four Springbank whiskies from Decadent Drinks in the past couple of years. Always high quality (90+ points) although the price often tempered my enthusiasm a little. After the 1996 ...

Like last year there are eight Special Releases in the final line-up. It surprises me that there are no vintage statements on the labels this year. Maybe they’re added later, or weren’t really an ...

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...

Roseisle is becoming a regular name in the Special Releases. After two 12 year olds in 2023 and 2024, we’re now getting a 14 Year Old. The oldest Roseisle so far. Its nice to try this distillery on ...

Nose: chalky and oily, with a coastal salinity and a fresh hint of green apple, rhubarb and sweet lemons. Maybe pineapple. Then Chamois leather and leafy notes, with hints of muddy water, rapeseed and ...

Nose: the dirtier side of Highland Park, with fallen leaves, a bit of gunpowder and meaty notes. Hints of metal tools. Plenty of vegetal notes too, like moss and kelp, along with herbal notes. Heather ...