The oldest Special Release 2024 is this Benrinnes 21 Year Old. Often priced over € 400, it is also the most expensive expression this year. This Benrinnes aged in refill casks for 8 years, before a ...
A couple of weeks ago I was introduced to the Sherishòr whisky. This German concept focuses on genuine (ex-solera) sherry casks for the maturation of an undisclosed blended malt whisky from Scotland.
Bruichladdich just released Octomore series 15. We picked the cornerstone expression 15.1 for this review. It is peated to 108.2 ppm and distilled from 100% Scottish Concerto barley. Maturation took ...
While virtually every independent bottler is releasing cognac and rum these days, Calvados is still taking up a small share. Perhaps because its obvious fruity character makes it quite different from ...
The Whisky Jury released this Royal Brackla 2008 for the 10th anniversary of Wine4You, one of his loyal retailers. The label tells us this was a low fill cask – it had been leaking so these 58 bottles ...
Two weeks ago three new releases from independent bottler The Roots arrived in stores. Joren picked an old cognac from Famille Cabanne, but today we’ll be focusing on the two single malts. The first ...
Small-batch blender Turntable Spirits announced new releases in its music-inspired series. Track 6 is called All My Life. It consists of 81% malt whisky from GlenAllachie (ex-Woodford barrels), ...
Nose: clean and very ashy, with plenty of phenols, a little menthol and a good deal of coastal notes. Vertical and pure, not as boldly peated as expected. Then bread crust and just a hint of round ...