Reviews

Macallan Double Cask 12yo, 15yo & 18yo

August 11, 2020 by Chris +

When Macallan released the 12yo Double Cask in 2016, it was generally heralded as the start of a much anticipated return to age statements, following the fairly lukewarm reception the Stripper Series 1824 Series received when [...]

The Single Cask: Heaven Hill, Tormore & Tobermory

July 27, 2020 by Chris +

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I imagine, well-learned readers, that you’ll have heard of The Single Cask, an independent bottler which specialises in releasing… err… single cask whiskies. The company was founded by Ben Curtis, who started out distributing [...]

Teeling Single Malt

July 26, 2020 by Chris +

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Would you believe it, for all the Irish whiskey I’ve tasted over the years, including this very special Teeling whiskey, I’ve never properly tasted their single malt. I’ve sampled it at whisky festivals, and been poured a [...]

Duncan Taylor Octaves; Dalmunach, Dailuaine & Glen Keith

July 21, 2020 by Chris +

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The use of octaves has become more and more widespread in the industry over the last few years, with a number of new distilleries and independent bottlers using this type of cask to give an interesting twist to a whisky. [...]

The Lakes Distillery: Whiskymaker’s Reserve No. 3

July 1, 2020 by Chris +

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The third expression in the Lakes Distillery’s Whiskymaker’s Reserve series has just been launched, and just like the previous two now-sold-out releases, this whisky is matured in a myriad of sherry and wine casks; Pedro [...]