Whiskies from Glen Grant have always felt like very solid whisky staples to me. Alongside both Glenfiddich and The Glenlivet, they are always readily available at most bottle stores in my area, and ...

Greetings from your resident booze bibliophile! In my quest for knowledge, I’ve read an ungodly number of books on American whiskey and beverage alcohol history. It’s fair to say that almost of all of ...

If someone says to you “I’m drinking Scotch made on an island,” your first guess for its provenance would probably be an Islay distillery. Yes, Islay is best known for its briny, iodine heavy, burnt ...

Balcones 2023 Pilgrimage After Peat Texas Single Malt Whisky – Review On the nose: I’m immediately met with the aroma of fresh fudge. A few months ago, I vacationed in Mackinaw City, Michigan and got ...

“It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.” – Francesco Petrarch We begin this review of Russell’s Reserve Single ...

The Whyte & Mackay programme is initially focused on sourcing and using wind-fallen Scottish Oak whilst the new saplings begin to mature. For example, at Fettercairn wind fallen Scottish Oak is used ...

Malt uses a full 10-point scoring scale, with sensitivity based on price. Scoring is problematic, because it imparts a false quantitative precision to what is an inherently subjective experience.

The Single Cask Dalmore 7 Year Old – Review Cask # 8000147A. Finished in a rum quarter cask. 59.7% ABV. Color: Amber. On the nose: I initially get mild aromas of apples, pears, apricots, and banana ...

Let’s quickly address the front label. I didn’t catch this at first, but isn’t it odd that it reads “Uncut/Unfiltered Straight Whiskey” and not “…Straight Rye Whiskey?” Sure, it says Uncle Nearest Rye ...

I want to start this article by stating something clearly and without hesitation: I have been personally collecting and drinking “dusty” bourbon for more than three years now. In part, because of that ...

When is a single barrel not a single barrel? When there are six of them! Alright, fine: they remain – individually – single barrels. However, this set has been selected from among barrels that have ...

Opposite the former headquarters is a larger, modern building emblazoned with the Michel Couvreur logo and it is this building where I met Jean-Arnaud Frantzen, curator and master blender. Not open to ...