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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Review of the Springbank 1998 Vintage, a limited single malt Scotch whisky from Springbank distillery matured in sherry casks ...

Kilkerran whisky releases are always great to try. Even though it shares its DNA with Springbank, the Glengyle distillery manages to develop its own identity. The Kilkerran 8 Year Old releases are the ...

Malternative Belgium was recently in the spotlight with two new bottlings. One is an undisclosed cognac for a Dutch retailer, and the other was their own release. The first is a Lot 74 from a ...

We welcome the fourth chapter of Distilia and Rob Bauer’s The Sins series. We’ve had calvados, armagnac and rum, now it is time for a single malt whisky. Not just any whisky: a 30 year old Springbank ...

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 ...