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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Nose: the dirtier side of Highland Park, with fallen leaves, a bit of gunpowder and meaty notes. Hints of metal tools. Plenty of vegetal notes too, like moss and kelp, along with herbal notes. Heather ...

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, ...