Like many, I started my journey on 40%-46% ABV whiskies. Some were OK, some pleasant, and others great. But the pull of cask strength whisky is strong – unrivalled full flavour and texture. And if the alcohol is too much… just add water to taste.
Below, you will find the posts which make up this chapter
I started this series around cask and batch-strength malts with an underappreciated, juicy, sherry-cask-driven malt blend, Old Perth’s take on cask-strength whisky. It is only fitting for the series to… Read More »Full ABV ahead: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Review
Today, I am cheating. The whisky I am about to review, the Ardbeg Uigeadail, is not a cask strength whisky, and, as such, it should not appear in this series. At best, it can be classified as a batch strength bottling. But i am crowbaring it in due to sentimentality.
Most of his series about Cask Strength Scottish whisky core releases has focused on bottles with some peat influence. I started with Glasgow Distillery’s Peated Cask Strength to finally make… Read More »Full ABV ahead: Kilchoman Batch Strength Review
You might have noticed the three week gap in posts. Let’s just say that the start of 2025 could have been smoother. Things seem to be looking up, and I am finally back on my regular schedule. Starting with today’s review of the Kilkerran 8-year-old cask strength in its 2023 ex-Bourbon cask release.
No exploration of Single Malt Cask Strength whisky would be complete without a stop in Campbeltown. And while for many, the elusive Springbank 12 remains THE cask strength Campbeltown whisky… Read More »Full ABV ahead: Glen Scotia Victoriana Review
Ask a group of self-declared whisky aficionados which distillery they want to see move into full integrity-presented core range. You can bet Benromach will be mentioned more than once. Luckily there is one core range bottling that elevates itself, the Benromach Cask Strength, the 2014 Batch 2 edition specifically I review today
This series dedicated to Cask Strength malts takes a turn today. All of the whiskies I reviewed in the series up to now were unpeated. For the next reviews, peat will be in the mix in a major or secondary role. Starting with today’s review of the Glasgow 1770 Peated Cask Strength.
Today’s post will focus on what is arguably another contender for the best entry-level Cask Strength whisky spot. And while the Arran Quarter Cask is a 100% ex-Bourbon matured malt, today’s whisky in review, the Tomatin Cask Strength, brings a blend of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry matured spirit together.
After a Blended Malt start to this series of Cask Strength reviews, today I am looking at one of the whiskies which often gets mentioned as an easy and affordable gateway to Cask Strength single malts. For this second episode of “ Don’t Water My Whisky”, I will review the Arran Quarter cask “The Bothy”.
Cask Strength whisky will be the focus for the first weeks of 2025. All those pesky new distilleries distracted me, but it’s time to get back on track in this “Don’t mess with my whisky” series. My first stop is today’s review of the Old Perth Cask Strength.