Laphroaig 12yo and 14yo Willem Dafoe
Celebrities and whisky can be a hasardous association, so we check if that’s the case with the Laphroaig 14-year-old Willem Dafoe, and the new 12-year-old ‘Exclusive to travellers’.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare, King George V & John Walker
We review more of the Johnnie Walker Blue Label range with the Ghost & Rare Port Ellen and Glenury Royal, the King George V and the expensive The John Walker.
Torabhaig Taigh House Style
We review the Torabhaig Taigh, the first core range expression of the Isle of Skye’s second distillery.
7 + 1 Springbank Local Barley
We’re talking about the famous Springbank Local Barley series and reviewing 7 out of the last 8 releases, plus a vatting sample of one of them.
Hagmeyer Wah! Classique & Single Cask
Today, we’re taking a look at Hagmeyer, an Alsatian distillery long known for fruit distillation, but which also makes whisky since 2016. We review two of their whiskies, with the Hagmeyer Wah! Classic and Single Cask.
Two Exceptional 1970s Speyside ALOS
We explore the problem of having rare samples then review two Speyside whiskies from 1973 and 1975 bottled by Antique Lions of Spirits in 2017.
Three Teaninich
We review three Teaninich, with the 10-year-old Flora & Fauna, a 11-year-old bottled by Chorlton, and an old 1983 from Signatory Vintage bottled in 2011.
Clos de la Groie Vieille Réserve Lot 47 Cognac
We review a Clos de la Groie Vieille Réserve Sélection du Papy Franck, a lot 47 Fins Bois cognac that spent more than 70 years in a barrel…
Rare Indy Chain Pier & Bonnington
We review a rare Chain Pier whisky bottled by Hogshead import, one of the 39 casks ever made, then a Bonnington bottled by The Caskhound.
Compass Box No Name 1/2/3 / Menagerie / 3yo Deluxe
We explore the art of Blended Malts with five expressions from Compass Box: the No Name 1, 2 and 3, Menagerie and Three-Year-Old Deluxe.
Two Tobermory & An Unpeated Ledaig
Tobermory is a distillery that rewards closer looks, and that’s what we get from reviewing the core 12-year-old, an indy 24yo and an unpeated Ledaig.
A Brilliant Daftmill Tasting
I attended last week an online Daftmill tasting, and these tastings always have a very particular kind of charm: the