Expect These Unexpecteds At Your Next Whisk(e)y Tasting By Richard Thomas Let’s say you are going to your first tasting of Bourbon or Irish or Scotch or some mix therein. Or, perhaps, let’s say you are going to your first such event after a gap of a few years. You will probably find a few things, pleasant and unpleasant, that ...

Updated January 19, 2020 By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ As a very nearly inflexible rule, I don’t do reviews based on samples taken at tastings, conventions, festivals and such. The reason is simple enough: I like to take my time to get to know a whisky, and you simply can’t do that there. This is to say nothing of how ...

By Emma Briones Rating: A- In October 2016, The Macallan presented Spain with their latest collaboration in one of the best restaurants in the world: El Celler de Can Roca. Continuing with their passion for the influence of wood in whisky making, The Macallan asked the three brothers & chefs to choose some casks with Bob Dalgarno, Master Whisky Maker ...

By Emma Briones Rating: C Chivas Regal Extra was announced at the end of 2014 and launched in March 2015 as a Travel Retail Exclusive. At that time, this release was the first new blend from the iconic brand since 2007. As a strict blended whisky, it still counts as their latest, since the new Chivas Regal Ultis is a ...

By Richard Thomas A whisky can be overlooked for a variety of reasons. Many look askance at the lack of an age statement or if the age statement is below 12 years, the point which serves as the lowest age rung in many whisky lines. The brand may be overshadowed by a more famous neighbor or simply be obscure in ...