Corryvreckan is a no-age-statement single malt whisky, matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and new French oak casks. It’s ...

What do you consider to be value in whisky? It is certainly something which seems to be harder and harder to find, with the ever-escalating prices across the board. Let’s start with a couple of rather ...

I’ve never written a preface to an article before now, but I think this one needs it. Uncle Nearest – as a brand, as the people who represent it – were early additions to the Whiskey Ring family. Fawn ...

Time to grab the stag by the horns! Like a man facing down an enormous buck with intimidating antlers, I am feeling slightly trepidatious about the tasting ahead of me. This is not merely because I’m ...

“And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ...

It’s always nice to go back to basics. I recently attended a virtual Glenlivet tasting. The lineup consisted of the rebranded 12, 15, and 18 year old whiskies. According to the brand ambassador, ...

Big Nose Kate is named after a real person. The real Big Nose Kate was actually Mary Katharine Horony. She was born into an aristocratic family in Hungary. Her father was a prominent physician. Kate ...

What comes to mind when you think of Speyside whiskies? Now, when I say Speyside, I am of course referring to the region (rather than the Speyside distillery and their range of whiskies under the Spey ...

If you survey the abundance of internet reviewers, bloggers and commentators, you are certain to find 10 years’ worth of complaints about price hikes. The passionate whisky hobbyist’s budget is ...

This article follows on from a horizontal tasting posted yesterday. Tormore was one of the first new distilleries in the post-war boom period. It was built during a wave of distillery construction and ...

Stylized as The Béhôlden, WhistlePig’s latest limited edition expression is a 21 year-old North American Single Malt Whiskey. If you’ve got your eye on the ball you might note that while American ...

It’s not uncommon for Malt reviews to be a little behind time. Often, taking time to get to know a spirit or let the hype die down makes for a better more accurate review. It’s less common for Malt to ...