By Emma Briones Rating: A Despite (or perhaps because of) being situated on the Speyside limits and produces a Highland whisky, anCnoc doesn’t like to be labelled. Perhaps that is maybe why they have been launching some peated whiskies in the past years. Now they’ve gone a little bit further with their latest peated expression: anCnoc Peatheart. The Knockdhu Distillery, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Highland Park has made a good move in revamping the look of their line of single malt whiskies. One thing to keep in mind is that line still has a divide between the age statement expressions, which were in clear glass bottles, and the no age statement (NAS) expressions, which are in opaque, black glass. ...

By Kurt Maitland Rating: B- There is no Glen Deveron Distillery… or maybe there is. This relatively young distillery has been alternately called Macduff or Glen Deveron more than a few times each. Regardless of the name, that is the home of The Deveron release we review today. The Deveron is one of Dewar’s “Last Great Malts” series, showcasing five ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Barrell Craft Spirits is a non-distiller producer (NDP), which is what we like to call independent bottlers in America, that offers cask-strength expressions of (mostly) American whiskeys. Rather than focusing on producing a consistent line of products, BCS has chosen the route of limited edition-style uniqueness, with every batch being a thing in and ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Last year Laphroaig made single malt lovers swoon by reintroducing its 25 Year Old expression. This year the distillery caught most observers off guard with the launch of a 27 Year Old, something few if any were expecting. One might wonder how much of a difference just two years of extra aging might make in ...