MALTYMISSION

It’s not that long ago, say a decade or so, that we were a bit strapped for choice if we had a sweet tooth for old school style whisky....

If you’ve read the previous blogpost, you’ll already know which whiskies I’ll be covering throughout this series. The basic idea is to...

First and foremost: Happy New Year to each and everyone of you wonderful people! May the best of 2023 prove to become the worst of 2024!...

Where to begin? This will (partly) be a rather self-centred piece, although it’s by no means meant to be about me. Apologies in any case....

In the first episode of this series, I considered the fact that there’s something to be said for a well- aged whisky, as it’s able to...

OK, I don’t mean it per se, but the title seemed catchy (clickbait-y even?), and I wanted to dedicate some time to whiskies with a higher...

What are the odds? I had more or less picked my ‘whisky of the year’ a good month or so ago, and unless something utterly and completely...

Some of my recent posts have been quite lengthy, and I ‘m well aware that when you’re set to just have a quick read, stumbling upon those...

It's preaching to the choir here, but the whisky community is on another level. Never ever in my entire life have I come across a more...

Ok, now that the OSWA’s are done and dusted for another year, and seeing how it is that time of year to start making ‘top 5’ or ‘top 10’...

2023 has been another year where we could welcome a whole lot of releases from new, 21st-century distilleries. It’s becoming quite hard...

(for very different reasons) To conclude this series and to go full circle as it were, I’m ending it by discussing two distilleries that...

In my previous review I pondered on what lifts a distillery from a mere whisky production plant into a celebrated icon and ambassador of...

It’s quite peculiar, when you think of it, that at a time when Scotch whisky is booming and thriving like never before, there are easily...

Ignored, overlooked, understated… expressions, brands, distilleries and bottlers Some of you may remember that in the past I’ve did 2...

Non -scotch distilleries that should be on your radar... Whisky, these days, is everywhere. It has since long past the borders and...

Non-scotch whiskies that should be on your radar. White peak Distillery: one of the most exciting new distilleries out there! Great minds...

Non scotch whiskies that should be on your radar: Can the Dutch ‘beat the Dutch’? When taking a look around to see where interesting...

Episode 2: Kornog, whisky’s best kept secret? After a rare whim of patriotism last week, I’m taking it south of the border this week....

Episode 1: The Belgians are coming! Gouden Carolus Folle Blanche 2022 anniversary edition. 46% ABV, natural colour, unchillfiltered,...