This new whisky is the third bottling in the French Red Wine Cask Collection from the Highland distillery of Aberfeldy. The series kicked off in 2019 with the 15 years old Pomerol Finish and was followed in 2020 by the 18 years old Pauillac Finish. Thi…
There are two more Allotment Drams, the series of short videos where we sit and review whiskies at our north London allotment, for you. And they are two slightly different ones too. Firstly, Matt takes a look at a new Mexican whisky called Abasolo, whi…
We have two more episodes from our Allotment Dram series. Within this we record whisky reviews in the surroundings of our north London allotment. For these two new episodes we have gone Australian and Irish. First, watch as Matt talks about the Starwar…
This whisky is a very special new limited edition from the innovative Speyside distillery of Benriach. The Benriach Malting Season is the first in over a century that uses barley malted exclusively at the distillery using the traditional floor maltings…
This whisky is the second release in the annual Warehouse 2 limited edition single malt series from the east Highland distillery of Fettercairn. The small batch series is designed to showcase the variety of cask types maturing in Warehouse 2 – a tradit…
The winner of the 2021 Canadian Whisky Awards happens to be the oldest
Canadian whisky (likely) ever sold. Aged for 43 years, Canadian Club is a
twist on age statements and themes.
Templeton Rye is not (what most people would consider) a real rye. It is,
though, legally a rye. It’s just not a straight rye which is what most
people assume when they drink rye. It’s history is largely 💩. It’s not the
first whisky with a questionable past, and won’t be the last, but Templeton
has the distinct honour of being sued for their dishonesty. It stands along
side with Tito’s Vodka claims to be hand made. Tito’s continues to be the
best selling brand in North America, so I just 🤷♂️ at that, and whether
it matters at all.
Wee Beastie. The name is adorbs. The single malt scotch is aged for five
years, two years longer than minimum. Non-chill filtered, no added
coloring, and no cask finishes—matured in a mix of European (Oloroso) and
American oak. And to quote Bry Simpson, the Canadian Brand Ambassador’s,
favorite phrase: “It’s a banger!”
The source of this rye makes for an interesting story, but in the case of
Barrel Rye Batch Three, it’s a footnote rather than a defining
characteristic. One might hear that this batch is a blend of ryes from
Tennessee, Indiana, Poland, and Canada and think it’ll taste otherworldly
or weird or funky. It does none of those things. It tastes like a terrific
American cask strength rye, with a floral (almost Lot 40 rye-like) nose to
it. It’s a beautiful blend.
Barrell Bourbon uses their large stock of procured barrels, and blends the
best complimentary set of straight bourbons. Each batch is different, and
each batch is uniquely created toward a specific flavour profile.
