Piacere Rinato is the Belgian spirits shop of former lawyer Niels Volckaert. He is focusing on cask strength cognac and ...

Nose: a typical DD profile, full of old waxes, paraffin and ripe orchard fruits. Secondary hints of green mango, cider apple, apricot, pollen and heather honey. Perhaps a whiff of frangipani in the ...

Gordon & MacPhail unveiled an ultra-rare 39-year-old single malt as part of its Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Range. Mind that this was the last Talisker cask from Gordon & MacPhail. You remember that ...

A good friend got me these samples of Kwun Cheung, a Chinese single malt whisky. It is a fairly young brand from Guangzhou which attracted some attention through its use of indigenous Chinese wood ...

Nose: jammy red fruits but also lots of cigar boxes. Raisins, orange peels and plums. Some buttery nougat and brown sugar. Then milk chocolate, cinnamon and moist mossy notes. There’s some meatiness ...

Nose: exactly. Lots of apricot jams, stewed pears and subtle figs. Dried mango and quince paste. Then waxed aromas, a few orange rinds and floral notes (vetiver?). Hints of mint leaves, light cedar ...

Here were have two recent Longrow expressions. The first is a 23 year old sherry cask from Cadenhead’s Original Collection. A semi-official release so to speak. Nose: smoked fruit. Big hints of ...

Wait, another 52 year-old after Angus’ Glen Garioch? That’s right. This Ben Nevis 1973 was bottled some time ago by the guys at Dornoch Castle. Nose: lots of fruit teas, in a way that reminds us of ...

Benromach‘s innovative Contrasts series has a new member: a 12 Year Old single malt matured in first-fill bourbon casks before 26 months finishing in Côte-Rôtie wine casks. Wine casks are always ...

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 ...

Hibiki is a whisky that I haven’t tried in a very long time. It means a lot to me though. I would even dare say it was crucial in my whisky discovery, among the three whiskies that sparked my interest ...