While Hampden has a long history, sherry casks are a new thing for the distillery. We’ve had some examples from The Colours ...

Review of the Glann Ar Mor 2014 (Journal des Kirsch) and Kornog 2018 (for Wu Dram Clan). Two great single malts from France.

Review of the Bunnahabhain 1980, a 45 year old single malt whisky bottled in Japan. It has a melancholic label illustration by Japanese artist Maito Yamamoto.

Like last year there are eight Special Releases in the final line-up. It surprises me that there are no vintage statements on the labels this year. Maybe they’re added later, or weren’t really an ...

The Colours of Rum had this idea to take the same newmake from Hampden Estate and mature it in three different cask types: Madeira, Oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry. Each of these rums was ...

Talisker distillery just launched the third and final release in the Xpedition Oak series. This combines very old single malts with a certain experimental character, released in partnership with ...

Nose: chalky and oily, with a coastal salinity and a fresh hint of green apple, rhubarb and sweet lemons. Maybe pineapple. Then Chamois leather and leafy notes, with hints of muddy water, rapeseed and ...

Our backlog for Decadent Drinks is pretty huge. I could choose to review one of their bottlings a day and keep going for two months or longer. Instead I decided to do a ‘rapid fire’ session with ...

Sipper’s Rum is the ‘ongoing’ rum release from The Whisky Jury. This blended rum contains rums up to 20 years old, from 3 parts of the world. The label mentions Jamaica, Asia and Latin America, but ...

Nose: sweet fruits (apricots, pears) with honey, as well as a more oxidized hint of dried fruits, bruised yellow apples and caramel. Then hazelnuts and vanilla, along with raisins and hints of buttery ...

This is a limited edition of the well-known Glenfarclas 105. The back label explains that George S Grant used to bottled a cask strength whisky as a Christmas gift for staff and friends in the 1960s, ...

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...