Review #578 - SMWS 64.149 'A Cake Walk in the Black Forest' - Mannochmore 17 Year
We typically don't get much (or any) smokiness or peatiness in Mannochmore whiskies - this bottle is definitely an exception.
Review #577 - Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye
This rye is made with a 100% rye grain mashbill in the traditional Canadian style.
Review #576 - Peerless Double Oak Bourbon Batch 15
Like all other Peerless whiskies, no water is added after the maturation time - this is barrel proof whisky.
Review #575 - Oban 15 Year Cask Strength
This 15 Year Old cask strength release from the Oban distillery is a US-exclusive.
Review #574 - High West Double Rye
This Double Rye whisky, their entry-level product, is a combination of High West rye and MGP rye.
Review #573 - Glenmorangie A Tale of Ice Cream
Dr. Bill Lumsden's goal for this release was to capture the flavors of ice cream: sweet, creamy, with a dominant vanilla note.
Review #572 - Dalmore 12 Year
Dalmore is practically synonymous with sherry cask maturation - it's a focus on most of their core range.
Review #571 - Dalwhinnie 15 Year
The Dalwhinnie distillery is one of the highest in Scotland, located in a mountain setting around the border of the Speyside region and the rest of the Highlands.
Review #570 - Benchmark Full Proof
Buffalo Trace says that this is a bold, robust bourbon.
Review #569 - Glen Scotia 18 Year
Glen Scotia is a brand and distillery that has been undergoing a bit of a revitalization over the last decade.
Review #568 - Ardbeg Anthology 14 Year: The Unicorn's Tale
The unicorn is Scotland’s national animal.
Review #567 - Ardbeg Anthology 13 Year: The Harpy's Tale
The first in a relatively new series from Ardbeg: the Anthology series.
Review #566 - Van Winkle 13 Family Reserve Rye
The only member of the annual Van Winkle whiskies that isn't a bourbon.
Review #565 - Booker's 2025-01 'Barry's Batch'
Named to celebrate Barry Berish, the former CEO of the Jim Beam company, who served for more than 40 years.
Review #564 - Westland Sherry Wood
Before it was making its current flagship single malt, Westland had a core range of 3 separate single malts.
Review #563 - Willett 8 Year Wheated Bourbon
In 2022, Willett introduced a new wheated bourbon product with an 8 year age statement.
Review #562 - Kilchoman 8 Year STR Finish - ImpEx Cask Evolution
Kilchoman and ImpEx Beverages collaborate to create the 'ImpEx Cask Evolution' series, a run of single casks of varying age statements and cask types.
Review #561 - Kilchoman Port Cask Matured (2024)
This return after 6 years of absence saw the exclusive use of refill Ruby Port casks.
Review #560 - Kilchoman Batch Strength
After distillation, this whisky's spirit undergoes a maturation process of 3 different cask types.
Review #559 - Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2024)
This 2024 edition of their Loch Gorm single malt was a run of 18,000 bottles.