By Kurt Maitland Rating: B- The island of Jura sits next-door to a much more famous member of the Hebrides, Islay. Like that island known for its peaty whisky, Jura is home to its own whisky distillery, and some might know it as the island where George Orwell wrote the novel, 1984. The fact that it has a larger population ...

An exceptionally rare single cask from the 1950s has been unveiled as one of the oldest Linkwood single malt whiskies ever bottled. Leading single malt whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail announced yesterday the release of Private Collection from Linkwood Distillery 1956 by Gordon & MacPhail. This is the last 1950s cask from Linkwood Distillery in Gordon & MacPhail’s unrivaled inventory; ...

Updated July 20, 2020 By Richard Thomas Averaged Rating: B+ Sitting atop last year’s revamped Highland Park core line is their 18 Year Old single malt. There are older expressions from this Orkney distillery, of course, but they weren’t included in the Viking-themed revamp. The 18 year old is, in some ways, an embodiment of what Highland Park does. The ...

By Richard Thomas One truism about Irish Whiskey is that the better stuff ain’t cheap. Although perhaps not as expensive as Scotch, many of the fan favorite expressions from Ireland are priced in the upper double digit range. Just to talk about good, but reasonably priced Irish Whiskey means placing the bar at $60 or less. To encapsulate the prime ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The only whiskey in the new Pearse line from Ireland to bear an age statement is Founder’s Choice, a 12 year old single malt. Alltech’s distilling operations in Ireland predate the opening of its Dublin distillery last year, but they still don’t have anything made in-house that is anywhere near that old. Thus, it’s a ...