A surprisingly gentle take on Islay smoke, the Finlaggan Old Reserve delivers sea spray, citrus, and subtle peat for under €25. A hidden gem for newcomers and a handy daily dram for the peat-curious.
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The new Octomore’s are out and I was lucky enough to give them all a try! The number of Octomore’s per release have fluctuated a bit over the years, with an occassional .4 popping up, but this year we’re back
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The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and for many a whisky lover the Holiday season is kicked of with the Diageo Special Releases. Or at least that’s how it used to be… nowadays the releases get
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In todays review I will be having a look at the Clynelish 35 from Signatory Vintage. Bottled from cask number 3476 at a cask strength of 42,7% this release was limited to only 95 available bottles. Making me extremely lucky
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Sometimes it’s time to shake things up a bit, and for that reason I will not only start paying more attention to the downsides of the whiskies I will review, I will also add more and more comparisons. In this
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In today’s review I’m having a look at the Nc’Nean Aon, and this particular Aon release was exclusively bottled for The Netherlands. In the Netherlands Nc’Nean is represented by Craft Spirits and Robbert and Riley made sure to pick a
The Macallan Guardian Oak, the fourth entry in the Harmony Collection, features first-fill and refill sherry casks and is intended as a Travel Exclusive, though it is commonly found in regular shops. This trend of Travel Exclusives being widely available
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This is not the first time that I’ve reviewed a Wolfburn on my blog, but it’s certainly a special occassion. This Wolfburn 12 will be the flagship of their core range from now on, and it feels like a coming
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For today’s review we’ll be having a look at the latest Ardnamurchan The Midgie release. Where the first release was mostly only available in the UK, this second release saw more bottle reach shores across the globes, which means it’s
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As the sunbeams rain down on me and the temperatures seem to be rising once more, I found myself with an appetite for a glass of Fettercairn 16. And when I think tropical whisky, the first thing that comes to
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