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...
Sean
- Jun 22, 2022
Inchgower 5 yrs - Murray McDavid SoS Exclusive
Murray McDavid exclusive release for the 2022 Spirit Of Speyside Festival - distilled 2016 - 53.6% - Oloroso Hogshead Murray McDavid...
Sean
- Jun 17, 2022
Johnnie Walker Black Label – Sherry Finish
12 years 40% Johnnie Walker. Possibly the most iconic and well-known whisky brand in the galaxy. The dapper striding man tipping his hat...
Sean
- Jun 15, 2022
Edradour 2010 12 years Cask #38
Ibisco bottle release - 56.7% Distilled on 24th February 2010 and bottled 28th February 2022, this ridiculously dark release from...
Sean
- Jun 15, 2022
Springbank 15 year (2022 release)
46% Appearance: Dark amber Nose: Sweet and rich sherry-soaked bbq'd meat and some deep vegetal notes leap out. The peat smoke is soft &...
Sean
- Jun 15, 2022
North Star Spirits – Bunnahabhain 9yr
2013 58.4% Bunnahabhain is lovely. Period. It's one of those whisky producers that always hits the spot and doesn't last very long. Even...
Sean
- Jun 14, 2022
North Star Spirits – Blended Malt “Deployment 4”
2001 20yr “Deployment 4” 45.7% ABV - picked by Sean for the SBWAS As the fourth release for my SherryBomb group, I wanted to throw a...
Sean
- May 31, 2022
Q&A WITH JANE OVEREEM - OVEREEM DISTILLERY
We all know about New World wines, and we've probably been drinking them for many years. But what about New World whisky? There are not...
Sean
- May 30, 2022
Arran Port Cask Finish
50% ABV The Isle of Arran is located off the West coast of Scotland and nestled in the Firth of Clyde. Although there was a distillery...
Sean
- May 2, 2022
English Whisky 7yr - Waxhouse Whisky Edition #6
53.9% ABV, Virgin American Oak/1st fill-PX - specially bottled by Waxhouse Whisky The St Albans boys at Waxhouse Whisky have done it...
Sean
- May 2, 2022
Amrut ex-PX Sherry - Bottled for Truth Malters
Cask #6490 / 7 Years / 60% / Exclusive release for Taiwan According to various reports, India is the world's largest consumer of whisky....
Sean
- Apr 26, 2022
Linkwood 1998 23yrs Cask #13808
53.3% / Tyndrum Whisky Exclusive / Refill Sherry Hogshead Owned by the giants Diageo, Linkwood Distillery sits next to the Burn of...
Sean
- Apr 9, 2022
Kilkerran 8 Year - Port Cask Matured
57.9% / 2022 Edition Kilkerran Distillery is owned by Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd and is based up in Campbeltown. If you look at a map, it's...
Sean
- Apr 2, 2022
Kavalan King Car Conductor
46% I believe that this is the whisky of choice for Mr TT Lee; Chairman of King Car Group, and is the one whisky coming off the Kavalan...
Sean
- Mar 20, 2022
Kavalan Classic
For those who don't know about the Kavalan Distillery, they are a based in Taiwan and part of the King Car Group - a Taiwanese...
Sean
- Mar 17, 2022
Benromach 11yr Single Cask #388
58.2% - First Fill Bourbon Barrel - 228 bottles. Specially selected by Abbey Whisky. A ‘traditional’ Speyside distillery that likes to do...
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...