Review of the Springbank Local Barley 2025 edition: an 8 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Springbank distillery in ...

Review of the Ben Nevis 1998 (cask 1562) and Kildalton 2003 (Ardbeg), two Scotch whiskies bottled by The Whisky Jury. Lovely ...

Review of the Kilchoman 20th Anniversary series: the 15 Years Sherry and the 18 Years Bourbon bottling. Scotch whisky from ...

Glenfarclas tends to bottle an Easter Edition for the German market. This year they released the Easter Edition 2014 vintage, fully matured in sherry casks. Judging by the (natural) colour and the ...

Review of three Islay Scotch whiskies bottled by Whisky Picnic Bar in Taiwan: undislosed Laphroaig, Lagavulin and a ...

Mannochmore is a bit of a insider dram. I’ve rarely been disappointed by its bright and usually rather fruity profile. Of course it became famous (ly doomed) by Loch Dhu, the pitch-black excess.

Elevenses is a brand of the Keeble Cask Company, also known for their Fragrant Drops range. This Edinburgh-based independent bottler was founded in 2020 by George Keeble. We’ll come back to the ...

In June 2025 Springbank distillery kicked off a new annual Springbank Vintage series. This collection will feature limited editions that showcase some of their oldest whiskies. The inaugural release ...

Rum has quickly become an important malternative – many independent whisky bottlers are now regularly releasing rum as well. We’ve had dozens of rums from all over the world, always reviewed from a ...

Cognac is quickly becoming one of the favourite malternatives. The price / age ratio in cognac is several times better than what we’re seeing in the whisky world and a lot of independent whisky ...