Review of Black Art 10.1, a limited edition single malt whisky from Islay. It contains some of the oldest spirit in the warehouse.

Review of the Glen Scotia 2015, a 10 year old single malt bottled by the Thompson Brothers for The Whisky Exchange. Finished ...

Review of Sullivan's Cove 18 Years and Hellyer's Road 20 Years, two Tasmanian single malt whiskies bottled for The Antelope in Macau.

Review of Glen Elgin 2012, Glen Garioch 2011 and Longmorn 2009 - three single malt Scotch whiskies bottled by Watashi Whisky ...

Review of the HD 2018 CH and HD 2019 HGML, two rums bottled by The Whisky Jury in their series The Ester Hunter. Extremely high ester rums.

Review of the Calvados Domfrontais - Louis de Lauriston 1993, bottled by Distilia in their series The Virtues. A deeply complex Calvados.

Review of the Bowmore 2004 and Bowmore 2014 bottled by the Thompson Brothers in 2025 and 2026. Two single malt Islay Scotch whiskies.

Nose: slightly dusty smoke appears first, although there’s already a rich fruity layer underneath. Smouldering sawdust, or the burnt edge of a freshly sawn plywood. Then a sweet and sour apple note ...

I’ve reviewed four Springbank whiskies from Decadent Drinks in the past couple of years. Always high quality (90+ points) although the price often tempered my enthusiasm a little. After the 1996 ...

Nose: sweet fruits (apricots, pears) with honey, as well as a more oxidized hint of dried fruits, bruised yellow apples and caramel. Then hazelnuts and vanilla, along with raisins and hints of buttery ...

Nose: how nice! Beautiful polished oak, superb tobacco notes and rosewood. Red berries, juicy plums, raspberry ganache and blackcurrant. A dollop of rustic cognac rancio, as well as soft hints of ...

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...