By Emma Briones Rating: B+ There’s a whisky brand that’s been leading the Spanish market for years. So, we Spaniards are, I suspect, Cardhu’s biggest drinkers. We drink so much Cardhu that some expressions, like this Cardhu 15 year old, are hard to find anywhere else. * Cardhu is mostly known for its flat Gold Reserve, and because it is ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Newly released in the United States is the no age statement (NAS) version of The GlenDronach Port Wood Single Malt, de facto replacing their previous 10 Year Old expression. Keeping track of the over 100 distilleries in Scotland, each with its own distinct identity, is a nerdy chore, so here is the 411. The GlenDronach is ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ With its booming craft scene, Tennessee Whiskey has become a growing and vibrant regional sub-category to American bourbon. To briefly review what that means, Tennessee Whiskey is in all respects bourbon, except that it is made in Tennessee and has the additional production step of filtering the new make whiskey through sugar maple charcoal prior ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B+ Being around for 60 years is quite a long time, even for a whisky distillery. And a huge accomplishment if we take into account that it is located in Spain. A place where, even nowadays, it is not common to distill whisky. So, to celebrate, DYC releases the oldest Spanish single malt to date: DYC ...

By Emily Mullis Rating: B- New Riff Distilling is a band of “corporate refugees” embarked on a mission to create high-quality whiskey. Sounds typical of any small distillery, but their passion for quality and ingenuity shows in their whiskey. There are lots of “specialty” whiskeys out there and most are a bit overdone with little complexity and mostly all talk. ...