Palo Cortado is a comparatively rare type of sherry that we don’t see in the whisky world all too often. Sure, every now and then there is a release that says “Matured in a Palo Cortado cask” on the label. But in comparision to Oloroso or PX, for example, those bottlings are few and far between. (more…)
Whisky, like music, connects people – even if they are oceans apart from each other! With their recently released Collaboration Drop 01, Scottish indie bottlers Turntable Spirits have given that claim whole new level of truth. Taking it literally rather than just figuratively, they teamed up (more…)
When it comes to Danish whisky, I have to thank Thomas of Fary Lochan for some of my best discoveries. Among others, he was the one who first pointed me towards Thy Whisky. And he was also the one who introduced me to Sall Whisky – an organic micro distillery (more…)
According to indie bottler W. D. O’Connell, this Marsala-finished Bill Phil edition – which marks the series’ first entry with an age statement – ain’t no ordinary peated Irish whiskey. In 2016, when this heavy smoker was initially distilled at the Great Northern Distillery (more…)
This year on Halloween, I am thrilled to take you on a field trip to the weather-beaten cliffs of Clanyard Bay, fifty-or-so miles north of the fabled Isle of Man. There, one of my favorite whisky tales takes place: “The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay”, which forms the frame narrative (more…)
For me, one of the highlights of the first Whisky of Voodoo outturn by venturous indie bottlers Brave New Spirits was “Coven of Resurrection” – a 13-year-old grain whisky from Cameronbridge with a finish in a 1st-fill red wine cask. Since that one really made my jaw drop, (more…)
When I first tried this single cask release from Stonewood in an online tasting, I described it as a mouth-watering dessert in whisky form. Two-and-a-half months as well as several drams later, I still find this statement one hundred per cent accurate. (more…)
As the name suggests, the Experimental Grain Whisky from Compass Box comes with a twist! While 69 per cent of the vatted whiskies in this blend are bonafide grains (Cameronbridge, North British, and Hedonism), the remaining 31 per cent are a bit less classical: (more…)
No matter how many top-class whiskies you drink, every now and then you will still come across a drop that manages to stand out from the rest. The last such-natured dram I had was Fary Lochan’s sixth Virtual Edition monikered Port & Peat. The 7-year-old single malt from Denmark (more…)
Fifty years of full sherry cask maturation – split across two high-class indie bottlings with beautiful labels and even more beautiful whiskies inside! That’s how I would describe DeinWhisky.de’s new Inchmurrin duo in a nutshell. If you have not heard of Inchmurrin before, let me tell you (more…)
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