Review of the Bowmore 19 Year Old - Pinot Noir finish, a single malt Scotch whisky from Islay, with a balanced red wine ...
Nose: classic South shore Islay, with hints of bandages, seaweed and iodine, leafy notes and hints of wormwood. A few herbal elements but also a nice sweet fruitiness underneath (peach?). Then a ...
Review of the Macallan A Night on Earth in Jerez, a limited release from 2024. This single malt Scotch whisky is matured in ...
Review of the Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Cask S170425045D, a 2017 single malt whisky from Taiwan. A true sherry bomb with ...
Nose: fruity sherry, with plenty of raisins as well as fresher berries, red apples and stewed orchard fruits. Light herbal notes. Then honey and raspberry ganache, with just a little exotic wood and ...
Nose: rich and fairly exotic. Plenty of juicy apricots, tangerines and tinned pineapples. A lot of pastry notes, vanilla custard and honey. There’s also a musty note in the background, holding the ...
Nose: heavily sherried and pretty sweet, with caramel notes, juicy figs, coffee candy, orange peels and hints of tobacco. Just a hint of flints and fireworks. Then a sourness appears, think ...
Review of the Benromach Contrasts - High Enzyme, an experimental single malt whisky made with a special kind of malted barley ...
Domaine de Charron is run by a relative of the Darroze family. They’re doing things a little differently because they only use new oak barrels and don’t touch the spirit after filling the cask. Hence ...
Nose: total elegance. Lots of apricots and preserved peaches, stewed pears, with darker figs in the background. Then meadow honey, hints of orange blossoms and very light peppermint. Then drops of ...