Nose: intense and chisseled. Quite a lot of pepper, along with iodine and sea spray. Sharp herbal notes, whiffs of pine needles and burnt fir wood, even an old balsamic edge. Then dried seaweed, ...

Review of two single malt whiskies bottled by Little Brown Dog: a Secret Speyside 2008 (undisclosed Glenrothes) and Caol Ila ...

Nose: rounded and attractive. There’s coconut indeed, perhaps a little sunscreen, along with vanilla cream, apricot and orange. Plenty of cereal notes at the base. Also tropical notes of mango and ...

Nose: pleasantly old-style, with some fruit that quickly moves to the background. Hints of oxidized apple, dried pears and just a whiff of mitabelles. Almonds and hay. Subtle hints of beeswax, light ...

Review of Laphroaig Willem Dafoe, a 14 year old single malt whisky released in collaboration with actor Willem Dafoe. Matured ...

Last week Malternative Belgium released a “Cognac de conversation”. This assemblage was created with elegance and ...

The Glendronach House Editions is a series of whiskies exclusive to travel retail. The compositions are inspired by European cities. Each of them starts from their signature Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez ...

Recently I got in touch with Raf Rombouts who recently started importing the Swedish Smögen whisky to Belgium. He wanted to know my opinion about two recent expressions (my other Smögen reviews are ...

Bàgh Garbh, Toiteach A Dhà, Abhainn Araig, Eirigh Na Grein… Is it me or do you also feel a little bored with all these difficult Gaelic names? I think marketeers should realize that it may make the ...

Nose: reminds me of T.D.L. right away. Expect beautiful pink grapefruit, lime and juicy pineapple, with hints of maracuya syrup. Nicely heady, with a volatile varnished note and subtle acetone. Then ...