They’ve recently launched Delia’s Christmas Series 2024, a set of five bottlings from The Whisky Agency, exclusive to the ...
Review: Caol Ila 11 year old 'Ambrosial Feast', part of the 2024 Special Releases from Diageo. Scotch single malt matured in ...
Review of the Macduff 2006, a 17 year old single malt whisky bottled by Belgian bottler Asta Morris. An independent bottling ...
Review of the Redbreast 25 Year Old 1997, a single Cream sherry cask #14143 bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. A ...
Nose: sweet and fruity, full of luscious apricots, quinces, oranges and lime. Both fresh and preserved fruits. Honey on top, with vanilla and hints of flowers. Also nice whiffs of old leather and ...
For the 2024 Special Releases Diageo looked at Glen Ord again. In recent years Glendullan and Glen Ord seem to alternate. A parcel of bourbon casks was re-racked to specially coopered casks that had ...
Nose: nice and juicy fruits, like fragrant peaches and nectarines, pears, oranges and pineapple cubes. The mix of sweetness and tartness is spot on, and is enhanced by a velvety layer of waxy notes.
The oldest Special Release 2024 is this Benrinnes 21 Year Old. Often priced over € 400, it is also the most expensive expression this year. This Benrinnes aged in refill casks for 8 years, before a ...
A couple of weeks ago I was introduced to the Sherishòr whisky. This German concept focuses on genuine (ex-solera) sherry casks for the maturation of an undisclosed blended malt whisky from Scotland.
Nose: at first nice and fruity, with stewed apples and foam bananas, as well as some bread dough and hints of cut grass. Then gooseberries, a hint of coconut and golden raisins. Light vanilla. There’s ...