It had been a while since I got to pen my thoughts on some of my recent acquisitions; family, work and other commitments taking precedence. Missing on the joy and the clickity clackity sounds from hitting the keys on my keyboard re-inspired and brought joy in reliving what a particular whisky had to offer, its…
Review : Glenmorangie The Accord 12
Travel retail to me are the experimental grounds where distillers introduce some of their new releases amongst a smaller subset of consumers giving them the advantage of understanding consumer appetites’ before being released into the general public. But on the flip, explains why travel retain releases do not garner much hype as many a times…
Review : Arbeg Smoketrails The Manzanilla Edition
Smoketrails is a limited series of expressions introduced by the House of Ardbeg, that provides travelers an experience of the influence of casks sourced from around the world against the distilleries’ traditional smoky and peaty flavours. Another addition to pep up this ARDventure is the distilleries’ four-legged mascot, “Shorty,” a Jack Russell meant to join…
Review : Lark’s Rum Cask Release III
Another limited release from the Lark distillery finds itself at the table ready to be lapped up for a review – the Rum Cask Release III! This Tasmanian tuple is their third instalment of the series, grabbing influence from casks that are local to the distillery – the “Quite Cannon Rum”; explains the illustration on the…
Review : Highland Park 2001
The Highland Park 2001 is a Global Retail release from the Orkney Island based distillery and another expression within my collection back when I was just beginning my journey appreciating whisky. The collection, which was fuelled by several travels built my fondness for the golden elixir with many feeding my spirited journey, ultimately coming at…
Review : Limeburners Infinity Solera Cask
This week’s review is a local dram that I had held as part of my personal collection even before I had set foot here; an expression I asked a cousin to procure to bring some diversity and colour. Surprisingly it’s been around seven years that the expression has been holding cupboard real estate, which is…
Review : Lark Symphony No. 1
My second review for the month is from one of my favourite indigenous craft distilleries – The Lark. This one, the “Symphony No. 1” was introduced in 2020 and was the tazzie distilleries’ first blended malt consisting of a vat of spirits local to the state. I can see why Lark had coined the name…
Review : Paul John Bold
Even with summer dawning to a close, the heat has been stubbornly holding on to the late 30s. Hot and bored after a fair share of channel surfing, I plopped myself onto the couch positioned well below the aircon vent with a glass topped just enough for me to sip and spawn yet another review…
Review : Longmorn 18 YO Double Cask Maturation
There are a few expressions that sit quietly along the sidelines, away from the local liqour stores. The Longmorn 18 was introduced by the Chivas Brothers at travel retail stores during the late 2019s as part of their “Secret Speyside Collection”. The collection comes from “four of Speysides most ellusive distilleries” and are a series of…
Review : Limeburners Port Cask Single Malt Whisky
Stocked up with a few samples from my visit to the Great Southern Distilling company, the New Year brought the opportunity to revisit and possibly sample some of them. Part of the Limeburner’s core range is the Port Cask, an expression from the Albany based Western Australian distillery. The expression is aged in a combination…
Review : Balvenie The Creation of a Classic
Working as a book keeper at the Mortlach distillery, William Grant dreamt of much larger aspirations. Dreams that led him to purchase a plot near the Balvenie castle in 1886; a deed that laid the foundation to the distillery and gave it its name. Work however began much later, taking a total of 15 months…
Review : Amrut Amalgam Peated
Five years on after my review of the Amrut Amalgam, I got the opportunity to get acquainted with the half brother, The Peated. This expression isn’t a new kid on the block but one who made the rounds towards the end of 2018, a short while after its older sibling. This vatted malt has very…
Review : Indri Single Malt Whisky
The year 2022 had got me dwelling in a broader range of world whiskies than ever before, most of which have either been more local or more ethnically inclined, this week being an extension to the latter, exploring another whisky from the Indian Subcontinent. The Indri was 2021s foray both locally and internationally from the Picadilly…
Review : St George’s Lot 21 Single Malt Whiskey
My recent visit to San Francisco had me follow up on a list of local distilleries penned by my brother, one being the St. George’s Distillery. At first, I was a bit apprehensive as I didnt want to try the typical American staple – Bourbon, seemed more of a cliche. However my brother turned my…
Review : Royal Ranthambore Heritage Collection
My recent one week stint at Bangalore gave me the chance to get my hands on a few local whiskies, some of which aren’t either available in Australia, are scarce and rare or just costs dearer. Roaring its way into the month of October is a whisky that has both aesthetics and a name that…
Review : Compass Box Orchard House
Blends might not always get their fair share of chest thumping or ogles but stumble across a Compass Box and it gets some of the most amourous and provocative looks. And why not, a distillery that is transparent like no other, with expressions that not only provides an experience but also good quality spirits that…
Review : Highland Park Spirit of the Bear
Highland Park’s rich Viking embodiment shows how the distillery has embraced the heritage in branding, spirit and bottling. I simply adore the intricate and detailed art that caresses the glass canvas, coupled with the spectrum of golden hues that bounce off its contours. A recent overseas travel got me spoilt for choice and it was…
Review : Glenmorangie Elementa 14 YO Single Malt
The Glenmorangie had recently introduced a travel exclusive, a 14 year old that takes a lot of similarities from the Glenfiddich 14. Inspiration or emulation, it did catch my eye and found a comfortable spot on this month’s review. Retaining all the contours that is indisputably Glenmorangie, the bottles comes bathed in a pronounced orange…
Review : Aberfeldy 16 YO
This weeks review was intended to test the wintery, wet July – yes, it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere with a dram that could possibly warm the inners with the potential to cuddle the soul. Part of the “Last Great Malt” series and introduced towards the latter half of 2015 is the Aberfeldy 16 YO,…
Review : Paul John Nirvana
Having recently tried the Amrut Rajigala, I was scouting for an almost equivalent expression by the next big Indian Distillery that had made itself a name – Paul John. Enter Nirvana; a bit of a rarity this one is, knowing that once I moved it to my cart and went through with the purchase, there…
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