The Glenlivet 18 Batch Reserve – Review 40% ABV. £90.95 from The Whisky Exchange. $99.99 from Total Wine Color: Oloroso sherry. On the nose: Very different from the 12 and 15. The aromas of red fruits ...

Malt uses a full 10-point scoring scale, with sensitivity based on price. Scoring is problematic, because it imparts a false quantitative precision to what is an inherently subjective experience.

The new-style Noah’s Mill.The time has come. The promise of every would-be craft distiller sourcing whiskey is that someday they’ll be distilling their own. The sourced whiskey is merely a bridge, ...

What do you consider to be value in whisky? It is certainly something which seems to be harder and harder to find, with the ever-escalating prices across the board. Let’s start with a couple of rather ...

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

Tamdhu 12 Year Old – review Bottled at 43% strength, this is available from Master of Malt for £35.41, expect to pay £42.95 via The Whisky Exchange, or Amazon will demand £35.99. Colour: Amber. On the ...

We’ve not yet covered Old Crow bourbon here at Malt, and today we’re starting with a bang. Our inattention to this brand should come as no surprise, perhaps, given its exceedingly low profile.

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

The idea of tasting history is one that spirits enthusiasts encounter at one point or another. While the fact that spirits like whisky are products of history is common sense to (I would hope) all ...

Trader Joe’s Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Sherry Cask Finish – review Color: Tawny light amber. On the nose: Can’t remember the last time I nosed ethanol up top! Then a shy marzipan emerges once ...

Another day, and yet another distillery has released their first whisky. But this time it is not just any distillery that has reached this long-awaited landmark; it is Lindores Abbey, a distillery ...

Are we finished with finishes? Definitely not, if current trends are any indication. While cask finishes may be old hat to the Scotch whisky aficionados in our audience, they remain a novelty in the ...