When you think of the isle of Islay on the West coast of Scotland, the first things that come to your mind will probably be the heavily peated whiskies for which this fabled region is held in high esteem by whisky lovers across the globe. (more…)
Reviews
Ola Dubh 12 – Sherry Cask by Harviestoun Brewery (Review)
Today, I’d like to take a little detour from the established BarleyMania routine and present you with a beer review rather than a whisk(e)y post. However, I have not picked any ale for this endeavor, but one that fits the theme of this blog well. (more…)
The Balvenie 12yo DoubleWood (Review)
The Balvenie distillery is located in Dufftown and was founded by William J. Grant in 1892; the same man who also founded Glenfiddich distillery, which is only a stone’s throw away. Today the distillery is still owned by William Grant & Sons Ltd. (more…)
Arran Sauternes Cask Finish (Review)
When I went to Scotland for the first time in my life last year, I spent a few days in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. Whenever I made a reservation for a restaurant or any kind of tour and was asked for my name, I saw people writing Arran instead of Aaron. (more…)
Caol Ila 12yo (Review)
With an output of up to 7 million litres per year, Caol Ila is by far the most productive distillery on Islay. Yet, it sometimes seems to me as if these seasoned whisky makers from the isle’s Northeast coast get less recognition than their prominent neighbors. (more…)
Säntis Edition Dreifaltigkeit (Review)
What comes to your mind when you think of Switzerland? The Alps? Your last holidays when you went skiing? Maybe it might also be the famous Swiss chocolate or only the high cost of living you have to handle in this small multilingual country. (more…)
Timorous Beastie by Douglas Laing (Review)
A long time ago, in seventeen eighty-five,
The great Rabbie Burns a poem did write.
It was an ode to a rodent – shy and afraid, (more…)
Edradour 2005 by Signatory Vintage (Review)
Signatory is an independent bottler founded in 1988. Originally based in Leith, they moved to Edinburgh in 1992 where they started their own semi-automatic bottling plant. Finally, in 2002 they bought the Edradour distillery. (more…)
Koval Single Barrel Bourbon (Review)
Koval, which means “blacksmith” in various Eastern European languages as well as “black sheep” in Yiddish, is the first new distillery that was built in Chicago – a city with a rich bootlegging history throughout the Prohibition period – in more than a hundred years. (more…)
Finlaggan Cask Strength (Review)
In their catalogues and webstores, many whisky dealers call the Finlaggan Cask Strength a “mystery malt”. This is because the bottler, Vintage Malt Whisky, is not allowed to reveal much about this highly popular dram. (more…)
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