Book of Kells Series – Sherry butt 2604 – 47.9% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Mahogany Nose: Very intense old sherry, dried fruit, berries, leather, sandal wood, hints of mixed dried herbs, cinnamon. Palate: Prunes, dried figs, ...

7 year refill bourbon, 4 years Cabernet Sauvignon – 52.1% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Pale copper Nose: Bacon, cough syrup, cold smoke, cereals,  a hint of wine and pepper. Palate: Sweet peat, strawberry jam, hints of smoked ham, va...

57.5% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Dark straw Nose: Wood smoke, vanilla, hints of honey, lemon zest, cloves and pepper. Palate: Sweet peat, vanilla, lemon zest, banana, hinfs of fudge, cloves, nutmeg and a little pepper. Finish: Long, frui...

Bourbon hogshead 4560 – 55% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Dark gold Nose: Stewed apples, lime, butterscotch, candied ginger, hints of polished wood. Palate: Apples, sweet melon, hints of banana, fudge, walnuts, ginger, pepper and hint...

In the past this blog featured a series of whisky-related polls, just like some other blogs do as well. While small one-question polls certainly are a nice and interesting thing, they do not tell very much about the big picture. So here ...

43% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Dark gold Nose: Fresh apples, hints of pineapple, vanilla, polished wood, honey, ginger and nutmeg. Palate: Apples, pineapple, vanilla, grapefruit, ginger, nutmeg, hints of pepper and mature cheese. Finish:...

It all started with Glenmorangie. They may not have been the first distillery to have tried this, but with the launch of their wood finish series in the 1990s the concept of multiple cask maturation of whisky was established in the indus...

Bourbon wood – 49.7% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Bright gold Nose: Overripe apples, light honey, vanilla, waxed oak, candied ginger and a seaside breeze. Palate: Honey-glazed apples, hints of banana, lemon zest, vanilla, cane syrup,...

Hogshead 11045 – 60.1% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Pale straw Nose: Wood smoke, liquorice, cereals, vanilla, hints of disinfectant, white pepper. Palate: Strong peat, sugar, vanilla, breakfast cereals, hints of liquorice and pepper....

Single cask – 56.5% My Tasting Notes: Colour: Bright copper Nose: Raisins, dried figs, burnt sugar, dusty cupboard, hints of nutmeg. Palate: Figs and dates, creme brulee, orange zest, nutmeg, hints of sweet chili. Finish: Rather s...