Reviews

Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest

February 12, 2020 by Chris +

The Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelich collection is not only a byword (or byphrase?) for high quality, delicious single pot still whiskey, but it also stands for satisfying even the geekiest of geeky whiskey curiosities. [...]

Royal Salute 21yo Snow Polo Edition

February 12, 2020 by Chris +

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Pretty apt, isn’t it, that I sit here typing out words for an article about a whisky that has ‘snow’ in its name, just as the sleet and snow of Storm Ciara batters at the lounge windows. Granted, the imagery which [...]

Auld Acquaintance Blended Whisky

February 4, 2020 by Chris +

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We’re now very much into February and although Burns Night may be a distant memory (not for me, as I ‘m attending another one tonight!), it won’t stop me tasting a new blended whisky created and named after Robert [...]

Glen Ord 12yo – Mey Selections

January 18, 2020 by Chris +

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How on earth are we over halfway through the first month of 2020 already? Not quite sure how that happened, but here we are. To kick off this year’s articles, I have a rather interesting single cask of Glen Ord in front of [...]

Jura Rare Vintage 1988 & 1989

December 20, 2019 by Chris +

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Around this time last year, Jura released two whiskies as part of their prestige range, showcasing some of the older and rarer whiskies the distillery has in their warehouses; one was 28yo whisky and the other was a 1988 [...]