Edrington blending stocks have been around for a couple of years now. They got on my radar in 2016 and they were soon ...

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 ...

Arran 11 yo – Barrel Bonfire (50%, OB ‘Signature Series’ 2024, Edition 2, 42ppm peated quarter casks, 14.822 btl.) Arran 8 yo 2014 (60,2%, OB ‘Private Cask’ for The Netherlands 2023, sherry hogshead ...

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 ...

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 ...