Review #665 - Cadenhead's 'A Highland' (Glenmorangie) 37 Year
It's not uncommon for independent bottlers to leave the source distillery undisclosed on a bottle of single malt whisky.
Review #664 - New Riff 6 Year Malted Rye Sherry Finish (2024)
New Riff's sherry-finished version of their 6 year old malted rye whisky returned in 2024 after a 2 year hiatus.
Review #663 - Adelphi Caol Ila 12 Year Single Cask
There are many, many options to explore in the realm of independently-bottled Caol Ila.
Review #662 - Found North T8KE-04 'Johannes' Custom Blend - r/bourbon Pick
This custom blend from T8ke was picked for the r/bourbon community, a part of the Season 5 series of Found North private picks.
Review #661 - Cadenhead's Bowmore 11 Year (2002) Small Batch
It was distilled in 2002, and bottling took place back in 2013.
Review #660 - Four Roses Small Batch Select
Four Roses combines 6 of their 10 bourbon recipes to create this Small Batch Select bourbon.
Review #659 - Daftmill 2011 Winter Batch Release
The cask type used for maturation was exclusively first fill bourbon casks.
Review #658 - Old Forester 1870
The 1870 'Original Batch' refers to the year when George Garvin Brown established the Old Forester distillery on Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky.
Review #657 - Roseisle 12 Year - Diageo Special Releases 2024
Compared to most Diageo distilleries, Roseisle is quite young - construction was completed in 2008.
Review #656 - Four Roses 11 Year OBSF Single Barrel Barrel Strength - Binny's Pick
Selected by Binny's, this bottling uses the distillery's OBSF recipe, which means a high-rye mashbill of 60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley.
Review #655 - Ardnahoe Infinite Loch
Finally, we get our hands on some Ardnahoe single malt.
Review #654 - Ardnamurchan Ardnamerica Tour Bottling (2025)
The third edition of Ardnamurchan's Ardnamerica series: this is the 2025 tour bottling, with a focus on Sauternes casks.
Review #653 - New Riff Red Turkey Wheat (2025)
The original Red Turkey Wheat bourbon from New Riff arrived in 2021; now, in 2025, the distillery has revived the bottling.
Review #652 - Signatory Vintage Miltonduff 9 Year - US 100 Proof Edition #4
Another Speyside distillery that is almost impossible to find in official bottling form: this is Miltonduff, located near Elgin.
Review #651 - Signatory Vintage Glentauchers 12 Year - US 100 Proof Edition #3
The cask selection for this edition is first fill Oloroso casks - that should add a rich, fruity influence to the single malt.
Review #650 - New Riff Headliner 2025 Release
Headliner is a blend of different types of whisky from a variety of vintages.
Review #649 - Found North 19 Year 'Ten Years of T8ke'
As a part of the celebration of Ten Years of T8ke, Jay West worked with several producers to curate a series of limited releases - one of those was Found North.
Review #648 - Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon (2016)
Back in 2016 and earlier, the entry-level Elijah Craig small batch bourbon carried a 12 year age statement.
Review #647 - Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
This is the entry level bourbon bottle from Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig brand.
Review #646 - Berry Bros & Rudd Craigellachie 14 Year Single Cask
Craigellachie single malt is generally known for its meaty character.