Single Cask Heartwood Devil in the Detail 15yr Whisky Review As soon as Tim Duckett from Heartwood announced the release of this whisky on Facebook I ordered a few bottles. How could I resist? Every whisky I have tried from Heartwood has been
Islay Bowmore 18yr 2013 Whisky Review Bowmore is one of my favourite distilleries, big on the maritime elements and always a quality dram. A few years back the 17yr old, which I was a very big fan of, was
Islay Berry's Bowmore 11yr 2001 Berry's Own Whisky Review Berry Bros. & Rudd release spectacular whisky, and this one is no exception. 2001 vintage Bowmore, in what appears to have been a refill Bourbon cask. Giddy up. Notes Eye: Light gold Nose:
No Age Statement Miyagikyo NAS 2014 Whisky Review This one was brought back from Japan for me by a good friend, Jeremy. We can get this here in Australia but it is three times the price. This whisky is produced by
Cask Strength Glenmorangie Astar Whisky Review This Glenmorangie caught my eye, cask strength and using White Oak from Missouri. Notes Eye: Golden Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, honey, pear, hints at citrus and spice, with time comes heavy cream. Palate:
Islay Douglas Laing Ardbeg 10yr Old Malt Cask 1993 Whisky Review A nice young indie from a great period in Ardbegs distilling history. Notes Eye: Blonde white wine Nose: Lemon maritime smoke... heaven. Barbecues. Harbour diesel. Chalk and clay. Quite mineral. Vanilla with time.
Cask Strength Heartwood Vat Out Of Hell Whisky Review I was lucky enough to try this one at a Heartwood tasting at The Oak Barrel in Sydney. Tim is a great host, if you get the chance you should attend one of
Islay Bruichladdich Centenary 1965 15yr Whisky Review Very special bottling here from Bruichladdich, imported to Italy by Moon Import. Was lucky enough to get a sample. Notes Eye: Red Nose: Strawberry, wood varnish, dried mango, fine sherry wood. Hints of
Single Cask SMWS 66.31 Apples at Hallowe'en Whisky Review The SMWS are always bottling great stuff. I grabbed this one at auction a while back. Notes Eye: Golden with a Mahogany Hue Nose: Well used BBQ meets burnt limes and burnt apple.
Islay La Maison du Whisky Laphroaig 7yr 2001 Tartan Whisky Review It isn't too often you see a 7yr Laphroaig at cask strength. This whisky was bottled by the old Douglas Laing and Co for La Maison du Whisky's 'Tartan' range in 2008. Notes
Islay Douglas Laing Bowmore 20yr 1983 Old Malt Cask Whisky Review Bowmore distilled in the early 1980s. For me this is heaven. There has been a lot of change in the profile of Bowmores distillate over the last few decades. To sum things up
Islay Laphroaig 10yr Cask Strength Batch 3 Whisky Review Cask strength Laphroaig. Sadly hard to come by in this country, and that is an understatement. I wonder why this is the case? Australia is a big country and has a lot of
Islay Lagavulin 12yr Cask Strength 2013 Limited Edition Whisky Review Had this one the other day at Shirt Bar in Sydney. Great bar by the way, highly recommended. The 2011 release of 12yr Lagavulin was exceptional and I expected nothing less of this
Islay Bowmore Tempest Batch 4 Whisky Review Tempest is Bowmore's range of first-fill bourbon cask matured whisky, released at 10 years old. It's sibling and complete opposite is 'The Devil's Casks', a 10yr sherry matured release. Lets get to it.
Islay Douglas Laing Ardbeg 18yr 1991 Old Malt Cask Whisky Review Early 1990s Ardbeg, it really doesn't get much better than this. Bit of age under its belt too. I haven't had many from the 1990s that were sherried. Notes Eye: Mahogany infused honey
Islay Laphroaig 25yr Cask Strength 2009 Edition I have been waiting a long time to try this one. On my recent adventure to Shirt Bar in Sydney I noticed this on the top shelf. Couldn't say no given bottles of
No Age Statement Talisker Dark Storm Whisky Review Recently a friend of mine returned from holiday with a bottle of Talisker, I had heard him mention "Storm" so I figured it would be the Talisker Storm bottling. When he
Islay Bowmore 23yr 1989 Port Cask Whisky Review This whisky was released in late 2013 as one of Bowmore's limited releases. Massive thanks to Dave from The Oak Barrel for acquiring a sample for me. Since seeing it released to market
9yr Benromach Peat Smoke 2005 Whisky Review A few months back Ian from Alba Whisky asked if I had ever tried the Benromach Peat Smoke range, I hadn't but was intrigued due to the high PPM and that I only
Heartwood Heartwood Four Corners of Ross Whisky Review Back in July I was lucky enough to attend a tasting at The Oak Barrel in Sydney hosted by none other than Tim Duckett of Heartwood fame. The evening was to launch Heartwood's
Islay Blackadder Bunnahabhain Moine 6yr Raw Cask Whisky Review When I saw that The Oak Barrel had this Bunnahabhain Moine in stock I had to get it. I had been waiting a while to try a Blackadder Raw Cask bottling. According to
Islay SMWS 3.198 Smoker's Tooth Powder and Dentist's Chairs Whisky Review Up for review we have here a 14 year old sherry casked Bowmore. This interesting sounding single cask from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society was tasted a few weeks back at the joint
Islay Laphroaig 10yr Spirit SpA Italian Import Whisky Review My first pre Royal Warrant Laphroaig. I hope it lives up to all the hype. According to whiskysample.nl, Spirit S.p.A. Genova was the Italian importer of Laphroaig between 1985 and
No Age Statement New World Projects Single Cask Release 1 Whisky Review Not too long ago I had the pleasure of attending The Oak Barrel Sydney's event for the New World Projects Single Cask Release. The evening was hosted by David Vitale, Founder and CEO
Islay Bowmore 12yr Dumpy Bottle Whisky Review The 12yr Dumpy Bowmore is well known among Islay diehards and has been on my list of whiskies to try for a long time. Unfortunately it's expensive stuff. Until recently I had only