Nose: a lot of stewed apples and sweet orange juice, with nectarines, quinces and orange peels. Quite jammy, with herbal ...

Review of Inquota, a Mountain rye whisky made in Italy by Villa de Varda. A product that is closer to grappa than to whisky ...

Review of the Old-Fashioned Christmas Whisky 2024, bottled by The Whisky Exchange. A richly sherried single malt with a lot ...

Review of 16 Years, a single malt Scotch whisky only available in travel retail. It matured in American oak ex-bourbon ...

Nose: starts really well. Fruity notes aplenty, like pineapple, kiwi and papaya. Pink bananas. Quite creamy, almost showing a white chocolate note. Then a nice mineral / waxy side and subtle minty ...

Nose: rich and fruity, with plenty of juicy plums, strawberries and cherry jam. Raisins and a little orange peel. Plenty of wine gums, with the slightly fragrant edge of a rosé wine. Then there’s a ...

There seems to be a wave of old Cuban rums at the moment. I know the sweetness of these casks is sometimes a little ...

I still remember trying my first Amrut whisky some fifteen years ago: Amrut Fusion. I thought it was very interesting mostly for the thick tropical fruitiness as a result of the hot Indian climate and ...

Our final review of the 2024 Special Releases is the Mortlach. This is a ‘no age statement’ whisky (like most of the Mortlach expressions in this series). After maturation in classic bourbon casks, ...