MALTYMISSION

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,...

Laphroaig 10 yo cask strength, 60.1% ABV, batch 12, 2020 release, UCF but coloured, app. €80-€130 Carn Mor Williamson 10 yo (2010-2021),...

2022 release, 58.3% ABV, NC, UCF, 90% bourbon casks, 10% Oloroso casks, app. €70-80 Ok, after that unexpected take on Dràm Mòr’s latest...

As last week’s reviews focussed on 3 whiskies from Dràm Mòr's most recent Spring 2023 release with a 'lighter' profile, I kept what I...

We interrupt our regular program for some fresh in messages… I announced last week that I’d use the month of June to look at some...

Late May, early June is marked at many a whisky enthusiast’s calendar, as it’s the time when the annual Feis Ile festival takes place – a...

Campbeltown Loch blendend scotch whisky. 40% ABV, natural colour, UCF, 2009 release. (Disclaimer: Review of a sample kindly provided by...

46% ABV, natural colour, unchill filtered oloroso cask finish, 2021 release, paid €40 What is it that turns the name of a company into an...

Dewar’s 8 yo Mizunara cask finish 40% ABV, likely coloured and chill filtered, app. €23 - €30, and available almost everywhere I don’t...

Thompson Brothers SRV 5, 8 yo blended malt scotch whisky (2014-2022), 48,5% ABV, natural colour, UCF, paid €45 All the cool kids arrive...

If I were to ask you how many bottles you own, I ‘m pretty certain I would get a wide variety of answers. Depending on where you are in...

5th and final chapter in this series where I try and find out if there’s more to whisky and regionality and the usual clichés re flavour...

Much in the same way as picking a quintessential malt from Campbeltown makes sense, finding a true representative from Islay as a region...

After treading on thin ice a bit in last week’s virtual visit to the Lowlands, I’m back on steadier and more comfortable ground as the...

Part 2: The Lowlands Fast recap (ICYMI): this month I’m doing a series where I try and find whiskies that manage, to a certain extent,...

The 5 regions of Scotland: Islay with its peaty, smoky whisky, the Lowlands with their elegant and delicate ‘Lowland ladies’,...

Did I save the best for last in this series? I’m sure more than a few would argue I did, as Kilkerran has very quickly gained high...

After dipping the toe into Irish whisky last week, it’s back on familiar ground (so to speak) in my quest for dirty whisky. Having...

OK, I get it: Irish whiskey is probably not something you’d associate with dirty flavours. If there’s such a thing as an Irish signature...