Armorik Maître de Chai (2023)
The @ArmorikWhisky Maître de Chai is back after a few years hiatus. But it only shares its name with its predecessors as the recipe is quite different now.
Distilleries
Reviews from official whisky bottlings from distilleries
Port Ellen 7th & 12th Release
Coldorak did a pilgrimage to Port Ellen Distillery in July, and he now reviews the Port Ellen 7th & 12th release.
Caol Ila 22 and 24-year-old
Caol Ila released a few years ago a 22-year-old for Feis Ìle 2019 and a 24-year-old for its 175th anniversary, time to catch up and review them.
Old Rhosdhu 1990 Les Grands Alambics (2020)
Old Rhosdhu was a single malt from Loch Lomond until the end of the 90s. I review a 30yo 1990 Old Rhosdhu bottled by French indy bottler Les Grands Alambics.
Secret Speyside 1994 Les Grands Alambics
French off-licence and indy bottler Les Grands Alambics bottles a few single casks every year and we try a Secret Speyside 1994 from 2020.
Springbank Eat, Sleep, Dram, Repeat
Springbank Eat, Sleep, Dram, Repeat is a 2 days 3 nights experience with visits, tastings and accommodation. I recap what I experienced.
Canadian Club 40 & 42-year-old
In 2017, Canadian Club released their first 40-year-old whisky, followed yearly by an always older expression. We review the 40yo and Chronicles 42yo.
SMWS May 2023 Virtual Festival
The month of May is whisky festival season, and the @SMWSUK released a few ‘Rare Releases’ to celebrate those festivals.
Fuji Single Blended Japanese Whisky
Single Blends are quite uncommon, as Japanese blends that are genuinely Japanese. The @Kirin_Company Fuji Single Blended Japanese Whisky is both.
A Loch Lomond Verticale
We do a small @LochLomondMalts verticale as we go from the Original to the 21-year-old, exploring more from this versatile distillery.
A Week At Dingle Distillery
Always wanting to learn more about whiskey and not just theoretically, I spent a week at @DingleWhiskey for a behind the scenes experience.
Sagamore Spirit Double Oak Rye
@sagamorespirit is a Maryland based distillery doing rye whiskey and their products arrive in the EU. We review the Double Oak Straight Rye.