Thomas H Handy is a unique rye. There really is nothing that compares to its flavour profile.This bottle of 2016 has been open about three weeks. About 65ml full.Dense orange tinted golden amber, oily…

Third and final part of my trinity pack of 5cl Teeling bottles. Rumoured to be aged for 5 years with a mash bill said to be 95% corn, 5% barley. Colour is clear golden, oily in the glass.Nose is a sur…

From a 5cl bottle from the Trinity pack, bought in 2016. This is still from stock bought from Beam when they bought the Cooley distillery and still as advertised from stock aged up to 23 years.Colour is…

So this was from a small 5cl Trinity pack. Glass was aired for one hour before tasting. On the colour scale it's a pale light yellow/golden whisky.The nose brings with it the familiar tones of Irish pot…

Some say the art of blending achieves the pinnacle of whisky perfection. Others say it's the single malt. I don't know who's right, but IMHO Ballantine's 17 is one of my favourite blends for my palate…

I first had this whiskey in Spain and it was great as a beer chaser and is still one of my preferred bog standard bourbons.Colour is very light clear amber.Nose is classic Four Roses profile. Red fruit…

Bottle from Milroys in London. Price was £155 ish. That's pretty high when one considers BTAC is around £125 RRP in the UK. Price all over the UK is £155-165.Colour is pale brown, not as dark as I'd…

So one of the benefits of living in London is that the number of bourbon nuts is still relatively small compared to the USA, and living in London I can get to the shops when limited releases first arrive…

This was a bottle from warehouse PN, Barrel No. 344D. So I first had this in the Groucho Club in London following a Small Batch and defintely preferred the bolder flavour profile of the Single Barrel…

I bought this whiskey on a trip to New York. I specifically hunted it down. In the UK it's £120 a bottle. I bought it in Bowery & Vine for $55. Totally thrilled.This was my first taste of American rye…