Review of Gold Spot 13 Year Old 'Generations Edition', a limited release from Mitchell & Sons in their Irish whiskey series.
Nose: a lot of stewed apples and sweet orange juice, with nectarines, quinces and orange peels. Quite jammy, with herbal ...
Review of Inquota, a Mountain rye whisky made in Italy by Villa de Varda. A product that is closer to grappa than to whisky ...
Review of 16 Years, a single malt Scotch whisky only available in travel retail. It matured in American oak ex-bourbon ...
Tomatin 20 yo 2003 (55,8%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ 2024, first fill bourbon barrel #2381, 187 btl.) Glenburgie 15 yo 2008 (57,4%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ 2024, first ...
Nose: starts really well. Fruity notes aplenty, like pineapple, kiwi and papaya. Pink bananas. Quite creamy, almost showing a white chocolate note. Then a nice mineral / waxy side and subtle minty ...
I believe I’ve tried all of The Whisky Exchange’s Christmas bottlings since 2018. First called A Fine Christmas Malt they are now A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas Malt. While selecting the 2024 edition ...
Nose: rich and fruity, with plenty of juicy plums, strawberries and cherry jam. Raisins and a little orange peel. Plenty of wine gums, with the slightly fragrant edge of a rosé wine. Then there’s a ...