Review of four whiskies from The Whisky Trail, a series from Elixir Distillers. Thy (Denmark), White Peak (England), Chichibu ...

Review of the Glendronach 1994, a 31 year old single malt bottled by Malts of Scotland as 'Frank's Personal Choice' release.

Mouth: some cider apples and yeasty notes. Other than that, no in-your-face Fino character. Still quite sour, with a pleasant ...

Review of the Glann Ar Mor 2014 (Journal des Kirsch) and Kornog 2018 (for Wu Dram Clan). Two great single malts from France.

Review of the Bunnahabhain 1980, a 45 year old single malt whisky bottled in Japan. It has a melancholic label illustration by Japanese artist Maito Yamamoto.

While Hampden has a long history, sherry casks are a new thing for the distillery. We’ve had some examples from The Colours ...

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 ...

Holyrood distillery is known for its experimental mindset and flavour-first approach. They’ve just presented the Holyrood Noir trilogy: three whiskies made with wine yeasts from iconic regions, each ...

Nose: the peat kept quite a lot of its power. Lots of iodine, herbal ointments and whiffs of camphor. Then eucalyptus oil, old leather, warm beach sand and vegetal oils. Just a touch of charcoal.

The latest release from WhiskySponge is a Jura 1991, part of a Patersponge Collection (the other one being a Dalmore from the same vintage). Both were selected from the Signatory Vintage stocks. It ...

Nose: rather more impressive than the GlenAllachie 18 Years. Very fresh, with a bright fruitiness (banana, nectarine and mango) with marzipan and vanilla cake. Light mineral notes, grass and a peppery ...

Did you know Deanston is the only distillery in Scotland that is self-sustaining for electricity, thanks to a dam and a turbine? Since being acquired a couple of years ago by South African giant ...