Review of Kiyokawa 'The Cask', the first single malt whisky from Kiyokawa distillery in Japan. It matured in a Pedro Ximénez ...

Review of Power's Gold Label - Distiller's Cut, a basic Irish whiskey that is a blend of pot still and grain whiskey.

Some time ago Kirsch Import presented a Mission Gold bottling exclusive to Germany. Soon after the Wu Dram Clan also came out with a Murray McDavid release, this time a 30 year old Tobermory from ...

Review of the Redbreast Small Batch 20 Years - Oloroso Cask, an Irish whiskey bottled for The Whisky Exchange. It is matured in sherry casks.

Ben Nevis 28 yo 1996 (49%, The Taste of Whisky ‘Future Legends’ 2025, hogshead #758, 126 btl.) Ben Nevis 26 yo 1997 (55,1%, The Taste of Whisky ‘Future Legends’ 2025, first fill PX hogshead #2316302, ...

Like last year there are eight Special Releases in the final line-up. It surprises me that there are no vintage statements on the labels this year. Maybe they’re added later, or weren’t really an ...

I’ve reviewed four Springbank whiskies from Decadent Drinks in the past couple of years. Always high quality (90+ points) although the price often tempered my enthusiasm a little. After the 1996 ...

Nose: how nice! Beautiful polished oak, superb tobacco notes and rosewood. Red berries, juicy plums, raspberry ganache and blackcurrant. A dollop of rustic cognac rancio, as well as soft hints of ...

I may have deliberately skipped it in the period of fragrant violet-infused Bowmore, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried this Bowmore 12 Years, the cornerstone of the core range. At least I haven’t ...

In terms of cask innovation, this Talisker 14 Year Old is one of the most interesting choices in the 2025 Special Releases. This whisky was finished in virgin American oak. The casks have been toasted ...

A single grain whisky in the Special Releases is not a new thing (a nice Cambus 40 Year Old springs to mind), but it is special coming from the malt distillery that is Teaninich. It marries ...