Ex-Sherry

English distilleries are often in the shadow of their Scottish counterparts, but The Lakes proves that their whisky can compete with the best that Scotland has to offer.

Don’t think. Just answer… What mental image or phrase comes to mind when you see the word “Iowa”? Cornfields? Hawkeyes? Farmers? The answer probably wasn’t “American Single Malt,” but after …

Despite being a huge Irish whiskey fan, I have published a surprisingly small number of reviews from this highly underrated category. To make up for it, I’ve decided to review …

Today’s review is from the Impex Collection, the relatively new independent bottling line from importer Impex Beverages. Impex came storming out of the gate with their first series of independent …

The American Single Malt (ASM) Whiskey space has come a long way in recent years but the category as a whole still has a long way to go as it …

One of the series I most look forward to from Chivas-owned brands is The Distillery Reserve Collection bottlings. Often only available at the distillery or through a few select UK …

Glendronach Cask Bottlings are starting to reach an interesting divide thanks to the six year period around the turn of the century when the distillery was mothballed. The result is …

Before we get to the present and look at today’s GlenDronach 15 Year review, I want to tell you a story from the past and the effect that it had …

The now infamous Glendronach Cask 5962 for Nickolls and Perks has gotten some interesting press in recent months. What started off as a comparatively low-cost 1993 vintage offering got some …

Here’s an understatement: whisky is very much a global phenomenon these days. Be that as it may, certain areas of the world seem to get way more attention than others. …