Cask Strength

“10+ Years”: Virtual Warehouse Tasting with Fary Lochan from Denmark (Tasting)

Virtual Whisky Warehouse Tasting with Fary Lochan Distillery from Denmark (Impressions)

Fifty-five years of maturation spread across five drams! In this day and age, where less and less whiskies are bottled with double-digits on the label, that is a respectable number for any tasting line-up. It is all the more impressive, however, for a five-piece from a distillery located in (more…)

Thy Whisky: Cask Owners Tasting aboard the Cap San Diego in Hamburg (Tasting)

Thy Whisky Cask Owners' Tasting aboard the Cap San Diego in Hamburg

Earlier this year – in the summer of 2023, to be precise – my wife Dini and I became cask share owners at Thy Whisky in Denmark. In four-or-so years, this will get us a dozen bottles of beechwood-smoked, PX-matured, organic single malt whisky. But that’s not all! (more…)

Diageo Special Releases 2023: Open Whisky Tasting at Alsterhaus in Hamburg (Tasting)

Diageo Scotch Whisky Special Releases 2023 - Open Tasting at Alsterhaus in Hamburg

Each year, Diageo launches its highly exclusive Special Releases, which show some of the international spirits giant’s Scotch distilleries from a different angle. The whiskies always come in cask strength and with colorful artworks. Often, they also feature out-of-the-ordinary (more…)

Stonewood Single Cask Whisky by Malts of Germany (Review)

Stonewood Single Cask Whisky by Malts of Germany

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…)

Virtual Whisky Tasting with Fary Lochan from Denmark (Tasting)

Impressions of the virtual whisky online tasting with Fary Lochan Distillery from Denmark

On Friday, 26 May 2023, Danish boutique distillery Fary Lochan held another online tasting. As has become their common practice, the Farre-based whisky makers took a stroll through the on-site warehouses before. From there, they picked a total of five very special cask samples (more…)

Heaven’s Door Bourbon – Single Barrel #214 in the German Selection by Schlumberger (Review)

Header image of Heaven's Door Single Barrel Straight Bourbon for Schlumberger (#214)

Though I am quite a fan, I only discovered this limited edition bottling from Heaven’s Door Bourbon a brand co-created and endorsed by Bob Dylan – by happenstance. When I checked the manifold offerings at the Schlumberger booth at this year’s Hanse Spirit, my glimpse fell on three (more…)

4x Whisky from DeinWhisky.de – Longmorn, Tomatin, Cameronbridge & Glenglassaugh (Review Flight)



Here we go with four recent additions to DeinWhisky.de‘s ever-growing selection of exclusives. In detail, we are talking about the following drams: A creamy and fruity Longmorn 24 Years Old with a wonderful balance (drawn from a refill hogshead). (more…)

“Cask Finishes” Danish Whisky Tasting by Fary Lochan (Tasting)

Cask Finishes Whisky Tasting by Fary Lochan (Denmark Single Malt Samples Virtual Event BarleyMania)

When I write a tasting report, I usually try to do more than just describe the drams we had. In this case, however, I am having a hard time providing that “extra value”. The reason: Fary Lochan’s recent “Cask Finishes” tasting was held entirely in Danish. (more…)

“The Nordic Casks” Whisky Tasting by Berry Bros & Rudd (Tasting)

The Nordic Casks Whisky Tasting by Berry Bros & Rudd (Fary Lochan Kyrö Myken High Coast Virtual Single Malt Event)

In his capacity as Assistant Rerserve Spirit Buyer at Berry Bros & Rudd, Jonny McMillan is fortunate to make a living on a pretty exciting activity: He traverses the wide world of whisky in search of ever-new casks to purchase, develop and bottle. Recently, he started a special project (more…)