Review of the Old School Single Malt 50 Year Old (Batch 3) from Signatory Vintage. An old Scotch whisky rumoured to be from ...

Nose: a very deep smokiness that reminds me of Thy’s beechwood. Warm, dark sooty notes combined with aniseed and mintiness. Then bacon over a wood fire, damp leaves, hints of green apples, cinnamon ...

Hedonism is one of the long-standing names in the Compass Box portfolio. In fact it was the first whisky they created back in 2000 and probably also the first blended grain whisky on the market.

At Wine Paris 2026 (mid February), François Voyer presented three new releases from their Grande Champagne 1er Cru terroir.

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...

We’re moving Down Under today. The Asian whisky scene is much closer to Australia of course, so it’s not surprising they’re looking at Sullivan’s Cove or Hellyer’s Road for single cask releases. These ...

Nose: as expected plenty of barley and granola here, with a sweet edge. Baguettes and light honey. Then hints of lemon oil, oranges, and grapefruit peels, mint leaves and hay. Always a chalky / earthy ...

I’ve reviewed four Springbank whiskies from Decadent Drinks in the past couple of years. Always high quality (90+ points) although the price often tempered my enthusiasm a little. After the 1996 ...

While I was at WhiskyShine in Macau, rum was not my main focus, but this bottle of TDL 2003 definitely grabbed my attention. It is bottled in the Thirty-Five series, which consists of cute 35 cl cube ...

Glen Ord already appeared in the Special Releases in 2020, as an 18 year old from freshly charred hogsheads. The Singleton of Glen Ord 17 yo ‘Into the Blue’ (56,2%, OB Special Releases 2025, second ...