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

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: 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 ...

Review of the Talisker 39 Years 1987 bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in their Connoisseurs Choice Heritage series. The last ...

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 ...

It’s been a while since we’ve done larger sessions of rum. Everyone is on vacation anyway. However, with the recent heatwave in Europe, I have been digging into my rum stash and I stumbled upon a ...

The first stand that I visited at the recent Limburg Whisky Fair was The Whisky Agency. To say hello to organisers Meike and Carsten, but also to have a look at their latest selections of course. It ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...