Month: May 2023

Glasgow Distillery 6yo “G16 – Dark ‘n’ stormy creme brulee” by The SMWS (Review)

Glasgow Distillery 6yo Single Grain Whisky "G16: Dark 'n' stormy creme brulee" by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)

If you have not yet come across The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s bottle code G16 before, that’s because it is brand new and it will most likely not be used all too often! After all, it refers to a special breed of grain whisky made at an urban production site that normally produces malt whisky (more…)

“Siebert’s Birthday Dram”: Caol Ila 8 Years Old w/ Oloroso Finish (Review)

Header image of Caol Ila 8yo Oloroso by Siebert's Whisky Welt

And the party goes on … in late May 2023, Munich-based specialist whisky shop Sieberts Whiskywelt run by expert drammers Marcel and Başak – celebrated its fifth anniversary. While the on-site festivities are mostly over now, the commemorative birthday bottling, (more…)

Cameronbridge 13yo “Coven of Resurrection” by Whisky of Voodoo (Review)

Courageous and creative indie bottlers Brave New Spirits picked their name for a reason. After all, the Glasgow-based whisky mavens often release bottlings that have colorful designs, curiosity-raising names, and out-of-the-ordinary maturation histories. Whereas their latest outturn – Cask Noir – took inspiration from the hard-boiled detective movies of the 1940s and 1950s, (more…)