I’m on a roll reviewing new Irish whiskeys, so I might as well keep it going. Here’s my review of the new Tullamore Dew 10 year old which will be working its way into circulation. This review will appear in the 4th Quarter issue of Malt Advocate magazine.
81Tullamore Dew, 10 year old, 40%, $35
This whisky is […]
There aren’t too many Irish grain whiskeys around and, if you want one, you’ll want to seek out the Cooley distillery releases. The new limited edition Greenore 15 yr. old grain whiskey will go into circulation in the U.S. in August. How does it compare to its younger sibling, the 8 year old? I have a […]
I don’t usually write about a whisky that’s not sold in the U.S. It’s gotta be really good or really bad. This one is really good, and am I hoping that if I rave about it enough they’ll actually start importing it to the U.S. So here goes. (Note: It sells for around 85 Pounds […]
Yesterday I sat down and reviewed Bruichladdich’s peated whisky, PC6. I also compared it to last year’s expression, PC5. An interesting comparison of the two whiskies. You’ll find my tasting notes, and rating, below.
Bruichladdich, PC6, 61.6%, $150
This is six year old 40ppm phenol (very smoky) whisky distilled at Bruichladdich, bottled at cask strength and enhanced […]
I have a sample of the new Highland Park 40 year old. My review is below, which will appear in the upcoming issue of Malt Advocate magazine.
93 Highland Park, 40 year old, 48.3%, $1,900
Antique copper color, with some streaks of gold. A complex array of dried fruit on the nose, peppered with dried spice, orange marmalade, […]
This is the second of the two new limited release Tomintoul whiskies. I liked the Sherry Cask Finish 12 year old which I posted up here last Friday. This peaty one, however, tastes a little green. It is yet another example of younger whiskies lacking an age statement being released. Expect a lot more of this […]
Two new limited-edition Tomintoul whiskies are going into distribution in the U.S. I posted my review of one of them below. I’ll post the other one next Friday. The Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish, reviewed below, really surprised me with how mature and richly flavored it was for being only 12 years old.
Tomintoul, Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish, 12 year old, […]
Yes, I know. March is over, and with it, “Friday’s Pans”. But I have one more pan before moving on to a happier review next Friday.
Duncan Taylor (distilled at Cameronbridge), Cask #3583, 28 year old, 54.4%, $125
Its best attributes are vanilla, toasted coconut, and tropical fruit. But the rest of this grain whisky is a […]
Signatory (distilled at Bunnahabhain), cask #5279, 1997 vintage, 9 year old, 59.9%, $45
The owners of Bunnahabhain are making a peated version of this normally unpeated Islay whisky to put in their peated blend, Black Bottle. But they have not yet put out, as a regular item, a peated expression of Bunnahabhain single malt for purchase. […]
Glenmorangie Lasanta, 46%, $65
Finished in sherry casks. The sherry adds a nutty toffee sweetness, bramble, and other assorted red fruit and raisin, with the tell-tale Glenmorangie complexity tucked underneath. A bit heavy on the sherry, too, for such a subtle spirit. This is the only whisky from the new like of Glenmorangie that I’m not very […]
