Review of Glenfiddich Grand Château 31 Year Old, a limited single malt whisky with a second maturation in Bordeaux red wine ...

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

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

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 ...