Since the 2018 relaunch of the main Jura single malts line-up, their “Signature Series” has been gradually expanding. Starting in 2020, that original roster saw a subset of “Cask Editions” being added to their output. This started with the Red Wine Cask Edition, (reviewed here), then the Winter Cask Edition (essentially a Sherry cask finished... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Sailor’s Home – The Journey
Here comes the annual St. Patrick’s Day Irish whiskey post and here we look at Sailor’s Home: a relative newcomer to the Irish whiskey game but with some real history and credentials behind it. The name itself is taken from a building made in 1856 as a refuge for sailors making it to the Emerald... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Johnnie Walker – Green Label
For over 200 years, the name Johnnie Walker has been synonymous with blended scotch whisky. Since John Walker’s first blends of “Old Highland Whisky” in the family’s grocery store, the name and brand has built and built to become the biggest name in scotch whisky globally. The history of the business has become an immersive... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Dailuaine – 16 Year Old (Flora & Fauna)
The Dailuaine distillery (pronounced “doll-you-inn”) was founded in 1852 and has gone on to be a mainstay of the scotch industry, even if it’s own name isn’t that regularly adorned across the shelves of the whisky world. In its 170 years, the distillery has been through its fair share of ups and downs with closures,... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Penderyn – Yma O Hyd (Icons Of Wales No.10)
64 years is a long old time. Just to be clear though: that is not the age of this whisky! No, that is the length of time between the Welsh National football team’s appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals. Prior to the 2022 tournament, the first and only time that Wales had previously made... Continue Reading →
Press Release: The Lakes – Introducing The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6
Available from 2 March, The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6 is the penultimate release in The Lakes Distillery’s journey to define a signature style. No.6 (of 7?!) An intensely aromatic evolution, the new sherry-led single malt retains the bold and complex characters The Whiskymaker’s Reserve is known for, bringing rich new flavours to the fore. Delving deep... Continue Reading →