The Whiskyphiles

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  • Yellowstone Select

    An easygoing Bourbon with plenty of expected sweetness and some rather herbal spice notes keeps this one interesting and entertaining. 84/100 Continue reading

    Yellowstone Select

  • Dalmore Port Wood Reserve

    The Dalmore port wood reserve strikes a great balance between port cask influence and ex-bourbon oak matured Dalmore spirit. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Yellowstone Select Bourbon

    Great nose and palate, not overly complex but enough wood and spice present to balance out the natural sweetness thanks to the rye inclusion. An accomplished entry-level bourbon. Continue reading

  • Eden Mill 2019 Release

    Eden Mill 2019 Release Whisky Review: Quite unusual and I’m left wondering if this is the effect of the usage of Crystal and Chocolate malted barley for some part of the distillations in this mixture. Very chocolatey with plenty of… Continue reading

    Eden Mill 2019 Release

  • FEW Single Malt Whisky

    FEW Single Malt Whisky review: A rather unusual single malt example, does what it says on the tin. It’s like Scotch single malt but only superficially, so I guess this really is a US style single malt whisk(e)y – I’m… Continue reading

    FEW Single Malt Whisky

  • FEW Bourbon

    FEW Bourbon Spirit review: An unusually spicy bourbon/spirit drink, lots of new make spirit influence and a good dose of new american/white oak wood – that’s about where any similarity to (my experience of) bourbon ends. 70/100 Continue reading

    FEW Bourbon

  • FEW Rye

    FEW Rye review: A rather well-balanced and drinkable Rye (dare I call it Whiskey?), not too spicy with plenty of fruity elements this is good enough to drink neat or has mileage for mixing into cocktails and longer drinks if… Continue reading

    FEW Rye

  • Redbreast 32 Years Old 1985 Dream Cask

    Redbreast 32 Years Old 1985 Dream Cask whiskey review: Despite being only 1 year older, I found this much more woody and redolent of chocolate then the last time we sampled it. A lot of the tropical fruit elements were… Continue reading

  • FEW Rye

    FEW Rye (46.5%, OB, 2017) Category: US Rye Whiskey Origin: FEW Distillery Bottling: FEW ABV: 46.5% Cost: £66.95 What they say: Bear witness to the revival of rye. Born of the hearty grain, our generous rye content is married with… Continue reading

    FEW Rye

  • Blanton’s Original Single Barrel

    Review: Blanton’s Original Single Barrel – Barrel 97 – Barrel 97 ~ 46.5% (Blanton’s Distilling Co.) Category: Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bottling: Blanton’s Barrel 97 ABV: 46.5% ABV Cost: £60 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say:… Continue reading

    Blanton’s Original Single Barrel