Whisky Reviews

  We last spoke about Nagahama quite some time ago - at the time there were just 8 distilleries in Japan when the craft beer brewery had just abou...

  And just like that, South Korea is today a veritable whisky-producing country! That's of course an over-simplification of the intense effort put...

  It's incredibly commendable that even into its 16th anniversary, the cult Japanese whisky distiller that is Chichibu, continues to demonstrate t...

  It's been a hot minute since Nikka came on the scene and helped to establish whiskymaking in Japan, where today Japan is one of the foremost and...

  Believe it or not, Wales was distilling spirits even in the time of the Middle Ages! Even America's vibrant Bourbon scene bears testament to tha...

  Celebrity endorsed drinks. That somehow never has a great ring to it - but on (rare) occasion it's done right. Here's an example with Wild Turke...

  What counts as a Whisky Bonanza? 3 expressions? Come on now, that'd be a flight. What about 5 expressions? Maybe a whisky night perhaps. Try 8 e...

  Our first encounter with Japan's "Islay" distillery - Akkeshi! Akkeshi, based in the town of the same name in Hokkaido up in northern Japan, has...

  The thought has probably crossed every whisky lover's mind - "What if I got my own cask of whisky, now that wouldn't be a bad idea, would it?" I...

  Craigellachie is a mainstay Scotch distillery that's been around since 1891, it's best known by those familiar with Scotch as one of the 'meaty'...

  Four Roses is one of Kentucky's most beloved Bourbon makers, and it's popularity is so well ingrained and widely accepted that we almost collect...

  Glenkinchie isn't typically top of mind when it comes to Scotch - maybe that should change? We'll have to give it a taste first of course. Glenk...