World Whisky reviews

This is already the second single cask that Marcel Kip – aka The Barrel Baron – bottles from this Israeli distillery. I had the privilege of judging a sample as early as June 2022. And now that it’s…

Canadian Club has released 6 40+ year old whiskies, based on a 1977 distillate, in the last 6 years, one each year. The whiskies have all been outstanding, if you like the character of lighter, well-aged…

Those of you who know me will no doubt be aware that Amrut is one of my favourite distilleries, if not my favourite. I have never tasted anything from them that was less than good. Many are outstanding…

Well, this was a treat. Early this year I heard from someone about a mysterious group called The Drop Collective that anyone could join, that was holding a lottery for a very exclusive release of a 18…

I've been seeing this craft whisky brand from British Columbia pop up on LCBO shelves, and have been curious yet hesitant to try it. Craft whiskies are, after all, hit and miss at best. This one is 100%…

I have had the honor and pleasure of discussing this Christmas Edition of Paul John live on Instagram with none other than Heemanshu Asher, their Global Brand Ambassador. Nice, right? For this Christmas…

In May 2022, I received a sample of the Peathia First Release at 66%. I tasted it and found that it was too difficult and too hard. Kudos to Thibaut, the master distiller of the Bruges Whisky Company,…

Nose: subtle, yet still assertive. Butterscotch, tobacco leaf, and wet stone. A slight pungency beneath. Becomes herbal with time; dill, and is that rosemary? Taste: medium-bodied and smooth at first…

I'm a Habs fan through and through. Heck, my father proposed to my mother the night the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in 1973. When we watched La soirée du hockey Molson on Radio-Canada, my…

This limited edition of Belgian distiller Braeckman from Oudenaarde was produced from both malt and rye. It was first matured in first fill bourbon barrels and then finished another 6 months in heavily…