I did plan to give Bowmore’s 16 YO Apellations Travel Exclusive a try earlier than I had hoped for; but the whisky stars didn’t quite align, pushing the dates a wee off – by a good 2 months! And albeit a bit delayed, here we are as I give the second of the tri-series a…
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Review Pearse Irish Whiskey
My recent stint with Ireland’s Sextant had prompted me to continue my run with yet another Irish malt. Fortunately, during my run around the aisles at my local Dan’s, a shimmer of light bounced of this rather bold, somewhat macho yet minimalist bottling that stood comfortably amongst its more popular Irish peers like the Bushmills,…
Review Sexton Irish Whiskey
A rather peculiar name; designed equally unconventional with its octagonal shaped bottle and rather dark themed premise – The Sexton! By definition, a Sexton is a person that looks after the church premise and also works as a gravedigger, seeing one just before they move over to the afterlife. Alex Thomas, creator and master blender…
Review Bowmore 14 Bordeaux Cask Finish
Two decades, a stopover and a flight later, I got to visit my home away from home. Although I didn’t plan on rewinding through memory lane, I did get to set foot into a few travel retail stores. It had been a year since I travelled, and this was incentive to make the most of…
Review : Port Charlotte 10 YO
It had been a while since I got to acquaint myself with an Islay, so when this dark bottled beauty caught my eye, there was very little reason for me to look the other side. The Port Charlotte is the middle sibling from the house of Bruichladdich, not a peat God like the eldest –…
Vlog : How should you have that whisky!
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Review : Glengoyne Legacy Series Three
The distillery that sits pretty much on the fence, and I say this literally, situated on the divide between the highlands and the lowlands. The “Valley of the Geese”, also known as the Glengoyne distillery is a small farm styled distillery that produces Highland whiskies with a slight twist, maturing their produce in the Lowlands. It’s…
Vlog : Whisky Dilution – Yes or No to H2O!
A take on how one should treat whisky – Treat it neat or drink it dilute!
Vlog : Casks ands Barrels
The term Casks and Barrels to most of us seem to be simply a tightly bound wooden drum that in more modern times is used to store, age, and possibly transport spirits. At first to me, they seemed to be two words out of a thesaurus for something meaning exactly the same, and texts and…
Review : Johnnie Walker 15 YO Sherry Finish Blended Whisky
My recent visit to Costco got me introduced to yet another release from the infamous and the most widely sold whisky brand, Johnnie Walker! This expression was first introduced in Asia in the 2020s and later released to most of the world. The whisky might be seen as another take of the longstanding and ever…
Review : Epitome Reserve Peated Single Malt Whisky
Spirit bohemath Diageo has been taking a keen interest in the Indian Subcontinent, gradually and steadily investing in a host of establishments and ventures, with their recents being Godawan and United’s Epitome Reserve. In fact, United Epitome Reserve‘s first expression released in the first half of 2021 was very well received, a single grain spirit made…
Review : Starward Nova
An old Qantas aircraft hanger, a single wine barrel and a dream is what it took for us to experience that lovely pop, everytime you crack open up a bottle of Starward, or the divine “glug” as you pour the spirit into a glass or even the lush gold and the sweet aromas as it…
Review Craigellachie 13 YO
Many scottish distilleries take the name of the town that they are built on. Some, however, are influenced by the surrounding topography. The Craigellachie distillery, built in 1891 is a bit of both, meaning “rocky hills” in gaelic, it takes the name of its village, sitting proudly on ‘craggy rock,’ also commonly called the ‘rock…
Review Tiger Snake Whiskey
Continuing the “world whisky” streak, we head down under, diving into something more local, this time closer to home. The Great Southern Distilling Company is situated in Western Australia with a presence in both Albany and Margaret River. They make a variety of spirits in their repertoire – Gin (Giniversity range), Vodka and Whisky; with…
Review : St. George Baller Single Malt Whiskey
Bourbon has always been strongly associated with the use of corn and with no fault; considering how the grain has been sown into the very fabric of American culture, being planted and harvested since the time of the countries’ early settlers. Malted barley has played a more purposeful role here, leveraging its use for fastening the fermentation…
Review : Glen Scotia Campbeltown 1832
This seldom heard bottling jumped onto my headlights on my trip back to Perth; the salesmen didn’t miss the opportunity either, selling a strong and rather persistent pitch. It did seem like he knew his spirits, but there was surely some gift of gab at play. Nevertheless, I thought, why not give this one a…
Review Ledaig Rioja Cask Finish
The Ledaig to me has always been a stellar whisky, especially for the value that it brings. The expression has had the misfortune of being lesser known than the other mainstream distillers for several reasons – known and unknown. However their 10 to me was such a great tuple – sweet and rich, fortified with…
Review : Amrut Bagheera
The Bagheera is a reclusive animal, one that has been part of local folk lore and even a main charachter in Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book.” This expression of Amrut takes an unusual route adorning the Bagheera along with the very regal Mysore Palace, with splashes of shades of green taking backstage. Why the Bagheera?…
Review : Redbreast 12 YO Single Pot Still Whiskey
The Redbreast is an ever popular, award winning whiskey and for reasons unknown have slipped through my palms many a time. But it was a combo offer along with its older 15 YO sibling that got me reacquainted with this Irish tuple. The Redbreast like many prominent Irish whiskies carries with it a very long…
Review : Benriach Curiositas Peated 10 YO Single Malt
When you sip on your regular Speyside tuple, which may perhaps be a Balvenie, a Glenlivet, or maybe a Macallan, your senses are swamped with a wave of fruity, floral notes, some better, some worse. But what you might find unorthodox is a Speyside expression that has an abundance in peat for an expression that…
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