In the past few months Fruitful Spirits released a series of new casks in their series called Exceptional Cask Selection. We ...

In August I will head for México, cabrones! While spirits are certainly not my primary objective there, I will pass through the Oaxaca region so I’d really like to visit one or two artisan palenques ...

Piacere Rinato is the Belgian spirits shop of former lawyer Niels Volckaert. He is focusing on cask strength cognac and ...

Review of the Talisker 39 Years 1987 bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in their Connoisseurs Choice Heritage series. The last ...

Nose: exactly. Lots of apricot jams, stewed pears and subtle figs. Dried mango and quince paste. Then waxed aromas, a few orange rinds and floral notes (vetiver?). Hints of mint leaves, light cedar ...

Nose: mild prunes, raisins and toffee, along with ripe blackberries. It combines nicely with the innate sweetness of the spirit. Candy apples, stewed pear and a light hint of vanilla. Later also nutty ...

A new package with samples from the Thompson Brothers arrived. It includes a variety of releases from the past few months and we’ll start with some of the older whiskies: an undisclosed Highland Malt ...

Under the microscope here is a Kavalan Solist, this time from a Fino sherry cask. Solist is the distillery’s range which focuses on specific types of casks, ranging from Colheita Port over virgin oak ...

Elixir Distillers acquired Tormore distillery in 2022, while building a new Portintruan distillery on Islay and not long after The Whisky Exchange was sold to Pernod. They started production under the ...

Nose: nice biscuity notes with stewed apples and oranges, dried wildflowers and a hint of honey. Then it becomes more tropical, on mango and papaya, along with fragrant peaches and a subtle hint of ...

Nose: beehive notes aplenty. A lot of honey, yellow flowers, some pollen. Underneath there is a hint of peach, as well as some sharper lemon and green apple. Perhaps a little pineapple too. Rather ...