Whisky

Glenmorangie Allta Launch Party in Hamburg (Event)

This year, Glenmorangie has two reasons to celebrate its annual special bottling Allta. First, it is the newest Private Edition to be put out by the Moet Hennessy-owned Highlands unit. And second, it is their tenth release of such nature. (more…)

Hanse Spirit 2019 – The Whisky & Spirit Fair in Hamburg (Event)

Let me cut straight to the chase: This year’s Hanse Spirit was a blast! Organizer Chris Rickert and his team managed to keep all of last year’s benefits (such as the beautiful location and the excellent line-up), while simultaneously improving everything that still left room for embetterment (more…)

Kingsbarns Dream To Dram Premiere Tasting at Hanse Spirit (Event)

The big wait is over! A month after they released their first single cask whisky exclusively for the members of their Founders’ Club, the Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife has now put out its debut core expression, monickered Dream To Dram. On Thursday, I was lucky to try this (more…)

Timorous Beastie 12yo Cask Strength (Review)

Sometimes you don’t have to stand very tall,
To be the strongest and greatest of all,
If your heart is good and your soul is pure, (more…)

Big Peat 26yo – The Platinum Edition (Review)

What is the difference between American rock’n’roll legends KISS and Islay-born geezer Big Peat? There is more smoke in a bottle of the latter than there is in an entire stage show of the former. Also, the band went platinum on account of their record sales (more…)

Ardbeg Whisky Tasting by Hansemalt feat. Herr Lutz (Event)

Harsh, headstrong and heavily peated, Ardbeg is the quintessential Islay malt for many drammers. While I love all of the eight operating distilleries on the Queen of the Hebrides dearly, I would not argue with anyone who called the reinvigorated production site (more…)

3 Whiskies by Claxton’s: Springbank, Dumbarton & Ledaig (Review Flight)

English indie bottler Claxton’s ended the year 2018 with the release of six absolute stunners, three of which I was lucky to savor and review for my blog: a Springbank 22yo, a Dumbarton 32yo and a Ledaig 10yo. (more…)

The Macallan Rare Cask Black (Review)

Last September I was lucky to be invited to the new Macallan Distillery as a winner of the global #ToYourMacallan competition on social media. At the end of our first day in Speyside, me and the other seven guests were treated to a dinner at Easter Elchies House (more…)

Bunnahabhain Moine 6yo by Wiljalba (Review)

My pal David from Berlin not only co-runs the Whisky & Vinyl blog, but also writes and records music under his alias Wiljalba. For the release of his latest album “Lost Valley” he came up with something special: he paired his CD and LP with a limited edition whisky (more…)

The GlenAllachie 11yo Single Cask (Review)

When former BenRiach managing director Billy Walker and his partners purchased The GlenAllachie in 2017, they changed the course of the Speyside unit drastically. Whereas almost all of The GlenAllachie’s considerable output was sold to blenders in the past (more…)

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