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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

Under the microscope here is a Kavalan Solist, this time from a Fino sherry cask. Solist is the distillery’s range which focuses on specific types of casks, ranging from Colheita Port over virgin oak ...

Elixir Distillers acquired Tormore distillery in 2022, while building a new Portintruan distillery on Islay and not long after The Whisky Exchange was sold to Pernod. They started production under the ...

Nose: beehive notes aplenty. A lot of honey, yellow flowers, some pollen. Underneath there is a hint of peach, as well as some sharper lemon and green apple. Perhaps a little pineapple too. Rather ...

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 ...

Nose: fresh and maritime, with kelp and crushed shells, wet gravel, minty notes and lots of bright citrus. Lemon juice and candied lemon peels, brine, maybe light peach as well. Not very peaty, ...