By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The latest super premium offering from WhistlePig delves into the realm of using malted rye in the mash bill and takes into ultra aged territory. Malted rye whiskey is not new to keen observers of the craft sector, where even some 100% malted ryes exist. However, most of these malted rye whiskeys are youthful, only ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: B- Mystery surrounds this Islay single malt scotch, as there are many who wonder which distillery is responsible for producing the whisky. There is little to no information on the distillery responsible and the only information that is available is that it is a series in The Vintage Malt Whisky Company’s portfolio. Loch Finlaggan is a ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B There is always a first time for everything, even for a cherry-wood finished Irish whiskey. You might have never thought about whiskey aged in cherry wood, but at Midleton Distillery, they have. The team behind the Method and Madness range has unveiled two new and experimental limited edition Irish whiskeys. If you haven’t heard about ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When Heaven Hill discontinued their 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon, a Kentucky-only release, the decision was greeted with mourning. Even though the expression was always a nod to the distillery’s home state and its diehard bourbon drinking populace, it had become popular with enthusiasts everywhere as a whiskey that punched well above its ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ I’m not a coffee drinker, but I get the attraction to mix whiskey and coffee because I share a similar interest in pouring a shot of whiskey into my pot of tea. Such a coffee combination usually takes place in a coffee-based cocktail (the famed Irish Coffee is but the best known example), but FEW ...