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Boann Distillery - 5 yo Irish single malt, triple distilled, 46% ABV, Natural colour, unchillfiltered, 2020 release Seeing how my...

(Royal Oak Distillery, 44.3% ABV, ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, presumably coloured and chill filtered, 2021 release) The title says it...

46.3% ABV, natural colour, UCF, bottled 2019. Matured in ex bourbon casks, finished in sherry casks (drample impressions #36) To end this...

On this journey through peated malts not originating from Islay, I’ve looked at 2 Highland whiskies and a Japanese so far. Nearing the...

While there are easily dozens of peated, non-Islay Scotch whiskies to choose from to do a series on peated whisky not made in Islay, I’m...

Glendronach Traditionally Peated (48% ABV, natural colour, likely chill filtered, 2020 bottling, matured in PX, oloroso and port casks)...

Where do you set the price bar when buying bottles? This is not only a question that will get a different answer depending on who you...

Loch Lomond Inchmoan 12 yo (46% ABV, UCF, recharred American oak and refill bourbon barrels, 2019 bottling) After what turned in to a...

There's more to peat than meets the eye... Peat: for many, it’s a love it or leave it affair. Tasting notes like ‘Burning Hospitals’,...

After visiting 4 Speyside distilleries in the first part of this series, I’m now paying my full and undivided attention to the other 4...

Kicking off 2022 with 4 Speyside whisies I can’t help but wonder how much longer independent bottlers Dràm Mòr will remain one of the...

Dingle small batch 6 (Triple Distilled single malt Irish whiskey, NC, UCF, 46.5% ABV), Tawny Port Cask, 14500 bottles, 2021 release...

Torabhaig, founded in 2016 and up and running since 2017, may indeed be a very young distillery, but they are definitely going the extra...

(46% ABV, UCF, natural colour – 2017/2018 vintage, bottled 31.05.2021, 65% STR Red wine casks, 35% Ex-bourbon casks, 5040 bottles) After...

Ardnamurchan AD/04. 21:03 46.8% ABV (UCF, natural colour, 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% ex- sherry casks, 17502 bottles) Back in late...

After last week’s Elijah Craig Barrel Proof review I’m keeping it in the US of A to conclude this series on +60% ABV whisky. We often...

After I digressed a bit last week about the OSWA’s, it’s time to put the focus of attention back to the series for November and talk...

Saturday last the first ever OSWA’s were revealed. In case this means absolutely nothing to you, OSWA is the abbreviation for Online...

Aberlour A’bunadh batch 57 – 60.7 % ABV, natural colour, UCF It seems as if there is some sort of weather changing button that gets...

Laphroaig 25 yo , 2017 release, 48.9% ABV, UCF, natural colour).Bourbon and 2nd fill oloroso cask matured. (Drample Impressions 29) If...