This one’s popular here in Taiwan. It’s a 12 year old Benriach that’s been finished in both Oloroso and PX casks. The Taiwanese love their sherried whiskies, so this certainly fits the bill. This was one…

Here’s the Select Oak. It’s a 1L no age statement travel retail offering. It’s made using American oak bourbon casks, first fill American oak casks, and European oak casks that have been treated with…

I absolutely love Caol Ila. It’s without a doubt one of my favourites. Unfortunately they don’t have a very big portfolio these days. The CS is getting harder and harder to find, and the 18 year old…

Wiser’s Legacy has over the past few years grown enormously in popularity. So much so that it’s become the unofficial benchmark for Canadian quality and affordability in the whisky community. Well,…

People talk about how volatile rum finishes can be. Personally I’m a huge fan, although I’ve only ever tried a handful of rum-finished whiskies. So far I’ve liked them all, to varying degrees. Tonight…

This Old Pulteney is called the “Clipper,” which commemorates a yacht that took part in an around-the-world race. It’s a limited edition NAS, which doesn’t usually fly with critics. Pulteney in partic…

Here’s Springbank’s 10 year old. It’s my opinion that not all 10-12 year old introductory malts are the best ambassadors for their distilleries. When you’re offering your most affordable, and likely best…

Penderyn is a tiny Welsh distillery that tends to be quite divisive. This particular expression is no exception. It’s a young malt that’s spent time in both bourbon casks as well as Islay casks that…

We’ve got Glenmorangie’s Quinta Ruben here, finished in port pipes. I’m dealing with an older bottling - the first edition. Unlike its later incarnations, this one comes without an age statement. I’m not…