Sean
Mar 6, 2022
Q&A WITH BEN TURNBULL: HOUSE OF MALT
Created, managed, and run by Ben Turnbull, House of Malt will be 7 years young this year. And in this short space of time, it has...
Sean
Mar 4, 2022
GlenDronach 1993 Cask #6853 26yrs
51.1% / Pedro Ximénez Puncheon - Specially bottled for The Whisky Exchange I can't remember the last time I reviewed a GlenDronach. It's...
Sean
Feb 26, 2022
Q&A WITH GARY ROSS: DEWER'S ABERFELDY DISTILLERY
In this CopperedWrench interview, I interrogate Gary Ross, Dewer's Aberfeldy's Brand Ambassador. Before I had actually seen the...
Sean
Feb 11, 2022
Q&A WITH IAIN CROUCHER - NORTH STAR SPIRITS
North Star Spirits are a relatively young-ish independent bottler that seems to have created a unique persona and made a big splash. Not...
Sean
Feb 4, 2022
Bimber - Abbey Whisky Exclusive
57.9% Oloroso Cask 125.1/9A And yet again, Abbey Whisky have pulled another surprise out of the hat with a Bimber For those who don't...
Sean
Dec 30, 2021
Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask
Kavalan always manages to make me smile when they release something new. They have a knack for taking something and sprinkling some magic...
Sean
Dec 1, 2021
Glen Elgin 10yr - Waxhouse Whisky
54.2% ABV, Ex-Bourbon Hogshead, specially bottled by Waxhouse Whisky St Albans… Home of Iron Age artifacts, Roman history, Anglo-Saxon...
Sean
Nov 30, 2021
Benromach 15 years
43% - Offical bottling A ‘traditional’ Speyside distillery that is quite vocal about doing things the old-fashioned way and by hand. They...
Sean
Nov 26, 2021
Abbey Whisky Exclusive “A Secret Speyside”
2007 - 14yrs - 61.5% - Berry Bros & Rudd - AW Exclusive I won't bang on about Abbey Whisky and sing their praises too much, as I always...
Sean
Nov 25, 2021
Mortlach 11yr 2010 - Signatory Vintage
Cask #16 57.8% "Cask Strength Collection" Mortlach was the first “legal” distillery in Dufftown when it was created in 1823. A lot of...
Sean
Nov 24, 2021
Glen Moray 1998 Barolo Finish - "Warehouse 1"
52.9% - UK Exclusive It was Craig at Tyndrum Whisky who told me about this and thought I might like it. So after parting with my money, I...
Sean
Nov 23, 2021
Edradour 2009 12 years Cask #13
Ibisco bottle release - 56.5% Edradour. The masters of darkness. Producers of liquids so dark, Sith Lords shudder. Some describe their...
Sean
Nov 15, 2021
GlenAllachie 15yr
46% (Sept 2020 vatting) If you haven't heard of GlenAllachie yet..... where have you been? Briefly, a distillery that was built in the...
Sean
Nov 2, 2021
Seven Seals - multiple review
Seven Seals are worth keeping an eye on. That's the easiest way to put it. They are a distillery nestled in Switzerland, are doing things...
Sean
Oct 27, 2021
Old Perth - 12yr 46%
A very recent addition to the Old Perth stable, the 12yr is the first age-stated whisky in their core range. The other (NAS) whiskies...
Sean
Oct 26, 2021
Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire & Sherry Casks
10yr / Batch 01 / 56.3% / Undisclosed Islay distillery A big-hitting sherried dram with an injection of Isay peat? Well yes, sign me the...
Sean
Oct 26, 2021
Scallywag - The Chocolate Edition
48% / Speyside Blended Malt Whisky / Sherry Cask Matured The Scallywag brand comes from independent bottlers, Douglas Laing. They have...
Sean
Oct 25, 2021
GlenAllachie 12yr Ruby Port Wood Finish 48%
Another annual Port Wood Finish release from GlenAllachie? Yes please. It seems like an age waiting for the next Ruby Port release to...
Sean
Oct 25, 2021
Old Perth Vintage Collection 1996
55.6% - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - Sherry cask-matured The Old Perth brand is part of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers range of...
Sean
Oct 25, 2021
Arran 2013 7yr Cask 2013/3073
Oloroso Hogshead "Deployment 3" - SBWAS Exclusive . Where do I start with this? Well, first off it's my baby. I personally selected this...