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Today’s review is the Cutty Sark Prohibition, an affordable and popular blend owned by La Martiniquaise, France’s second-largest liquor brand and owners of Glen Moray. TL:DR: Not a dram I’d meditate over, but one I thoroughly enjoy. Vote*: 7 Very good stuff One of the advantages of writing these reviews…
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Today I continue my foray with something very different from anything I tried before. Forget categories and forget country of origin – if you want to try a whisky breaking away from conventions, look no further than the Woven Superblend I am reviewing today. TL:DR: Doesn’t get more “blended“ than…
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It would be pretty much impossible to talk and test the next generation of Scotch blends, without a review of Adelphi’s Maclean’s Nose. It is a blend which already has made waves in less than a year since its launch. In this short time-lapse it was a strong candidate for…
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Continuing my blended scotch intermission from Singe Malt, today I am reviewing the Thompson Bro.s TB/BSW. The TB/BSW certainly comes with a high reputation, having won the 2023 OSWAs as best Blended Whisky. Does it live up to the hype? And will I finally find a fairly priced impressive Sherry…
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This review of the Compass Box Artist blend is part of a series of posts where I will explore if the new wave of blended Scotch is a better entry-level option to many popular 40% & 43% beginner Single Malts. I was originally planning to focus mainly on Single Malt…
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TL:DR: The original peat bomb, simple but reliable, delivering even at 40% abv Vote*: 6, Good stuff 5, Average in a god way For the last of my introductory peat drams I am choosing to review the Laphroaig 10 year old. This will probably be a controversial choice, a bit…
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TL:DR: A young mildly peated whisky for the sweet leaning drinkers Vote*: 5 Average (in a good way). *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by Dramface, slightly modified to allow half-points This review of the Talisker Storm was originally supposed to be for the Talisker 10 an iconic…
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TL:DR: Training wheels level of peat, but not a bad bottle nonetheless especially if you like sherried drams Vote*: 6, Good stuff *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by Dramface, slightly modified to allow half-points As the first beginner’s peated whisky, I am reviewing the Highland Park 12…
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TL:DR: A vanilla bomb, possibly cloying for some, yet an ideal introductory dram for new whisky drinkers Vote*: 6, Good stuff *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by Dramface, slightly modified to allow half-points I was not planning to review the Tomatin Legacy next. During the Christmas break,…
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TL:DR: simple yet not without character. Appropriately named for the cask influence it shows. Vote*: 5.5, Between Average and Good *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by Dramface, slightly modified to allow half-points If your search engine brought you here to learn more about Aberlour 12, why not…
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