Sean
- May 4
Turntable Spirits - Blended Whisky
Blended whiskies have undoubtedly been making more of a noise over the past couple of years, and Independent Bottlers (IB's), are...
Sean
- Mar 24
Glen Scotia 15yr 46%
A Campbeltown distillery located roughly 100m from the shores of the Firth of Clyde. If you were to draw a triangle between Islay, the...
Sean
- Mar 19
North Star Spirits – Dalmunach 6yr
2016 56.4% Dalmunach is a relatively new distillery, with construction only being completed in 2015. It's based in the Speyside region...
Sean
- Mar 18
Murray McDavid 2023 UK Exclusives - complete review
Full review of all five releases As covered in a previous Murray McDavid review, I skimmed over the history of the company and gave some...
Sean
- Mar 14
Arran 18yr 46% (2022 vatting)
Bottling date 14/10/2022 A new review on a bottle I’ve written about before, but this time it’s the latest vatting of Arran’s 18yr core...
Sean
- Mar 8
Caol Ila 12yr - 2010 - Abbey Whisky Exclusive
50.8% ABV - Moscatel Cask finish - AW 15th Anniversary Edition Bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd Abbey Whisky recently celebrated their 15th...
Sean
- Feb 28
Old Perth – Pedro Ximénez 56.2%
Blended Scotch Malt Whisky (NAS) - Limited edition In the past, the city of Perth or "The Fair City", was the whisky blending capital of...
Sean
- Dec 12, 2022
A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas Whisky
Blended Scotch Whisky - specially bottled for The Whisky Exchange - 2022 Edition - 50.5% Ho Ho Ho! Another orbit around the Sun, and...
Sean
- Nov 18, 2022
Craigellachie 2008 - 14yr - SBWAS Exclusive
Casks #900353 & #900355 A pair of hard-hitting sherrybombs selected by my good self for my Sherry Bomb Whisky Appreciation Society...
Sean
- Nov 13, 2022
Lindores Abbey - Abbey Whisky Exclusive
Cask #180591, 59.5%, Oloroso Sherry Butt Another exciting & exclusive release to come out of the doors of Abbey Whisky. This time,...
Sean
- Nov 13, 2022
Lindores Abbey - The Casks of Lindores
Limited edition release. Oloroso Sherry butts. 49.4% Appearance: Super-dark maple syrup. Speedy, thin oily legs. Nose: Chocolate and...
Sean
- Oct 19, 2022
Glenallachie Murça Tawny Port - Murray McDavid
Age 13 Years - Murça Tawny Port Finish Distilled 2008 Bottled 2022 62.4% Murray McDavid appeared in 1994 and has become extremely...
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - "Apex" Dead Sea
56.2% - Batch no. 010 (total batch out-turn 4892 bottles) No, this whisky hasn't been matured in a cask that was lowered to the bottom of...
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - "Apex" Pomegranate Wine Cask
57.2% - Batch no.014 (total batch out-turn 3396 bottles) First off, did you know the word pomegranate comes from the Latin "pomum...
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - "Elements" Peated
46% Another release within Milk & Honey's "Elements" range, the Peated release presents a whisky that isn't made from peated spirit, but...
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - "Elements" Red Wine Cask
46% Now, I love a whisky that's been matured or finished in ex-wine casks - when it's done properly. It seems to be very hit-and-miss....
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - "Elements" Sherry Cask
46% Part of Milk & Honey's "Elements" range, the Sherry cask is an open door to what the Israeli distillery can do with sherried whisky. ...
Sean
- Oct 16, 2022
Milk & Honey - Classic
46% You cannot (and should not), dive into the whisky world of Milk & Honey without trying their flagship model, the "Classic". The...
Sean
- Sep 19, 2022
Killowen - Belgrove Oat - 3 yrs old.
59.79%. Small Batch Irish Whiskey (aged in ex-Tasmanian Pinot Noir & ex-Tasmanian ex-malt whiskey casks) Killowen is a tiny distillery...
Sean
- Sep 14, 2022
Small & Independent retailer list
The following information is a growing list of small & independent whisky retailers that I’ve created with the sole purpose of: Raising...