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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m surprised Loch Lomond is distillery number 135 in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society list. I mean, they bottled Hakushu, Westland or Paul John earlier. But anyway, we’re also guilty: the first Loch ...

Nose: quite waxy and fruity, just as we hoped. Apricots and bananas stand out, with green apple, grapes and lime. Hints of parraffin and almond oil. Then light vanilla and whiffs of fresh laundry ...