The Whiskyphiles

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  • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

    Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whisky Review: Another sample at Elijah Craig small batch and yet further disappointment, sadly this just doesn’t cut it like the 12yo did. 78/100 Continue reading

  • Fettercairn 22 Years Old

    Fettercairn 22 Years Old whisky review: A deliciously sweet expression that really plays on Fettercairns core distillate flavours balanced against classic white oak ex-Bourbon maturation. Tropical fruits and syrup meet vanilla and wood spices resulting in a whole cake-shop of… Continue reading

  • Cambus 28 Years Old Batch 11

    Cambus 28 Years Old Batch 11 Whisky Review: Old & woody but still quite solventy. Thankfully this carries some oily weight which adds depth. With water this is much sweeter and smoother and full of toffee and butterscotch. 86/100 Continue reading

    Cambus 28 Years Old Batch 11

  • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

    Oddly we sampled this completely independently of the 12 year stock bottle that we are still nursing at home and came away much less impressed. I’m not sure how much batch variation there is but the previous bottling had much… Continue reading

  • Koval Bourbon

    Koval Bourbon (47%, OB, 2017) Category: Illinois Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Koval distillery Bottling: Koval ABV: 47% Cost: £41.95 What they say: KOVAL Distillery’s organic, single barrel bourbon has the requisite mash bill of at least 51% corn, but instead of… Continue reading

    Koval Bourbon

  • Elijah Craig 12 Years Old

    Elijah Craig 12 Years Old (47%, OB, 2016) Category: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Heaven Hill Distillery Bottling: Heaven Hill ABV:  47% Cost: £34.67 What They Say: Bottled exclusively from a dumping of 100 barrels or less, the brand carries… Continue reading

    Elijah Craig 12 Years Old

  • Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye Vermouth Cask Finish

    Review: Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye – Vermouth Cask Finish ~ 47% (Mountain Laurel Spirits) Category: Pennsylvanian Rye Whiskey Origin: Dad’s Hat Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 47% ABV Cost: £50.95 for 70cl available from Master of Malt Score: 77/100 What they… Continue reading

    Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye Vermouth Cask Finish