The Whiskyphiles

85 points

  • Banditti Club Smoky Rogues Rum

    Perfect for a smokey cokey Cuba Libre! 85/100 Continue reading

    Banditti Club Smoky Rogues Rum

  • Spey Fumare

    Fumare is delicious and shows some of the more delicate aspects of peat-influence. This will change over time in the glass so worth taking some time over this one. 85/100 Continue reading

    Spey Fumare

  • Four Roses Small Batch Select

    Intense sweet fruit and spice plus plenty of wood influence, well put-together CS Bourbon from the Four Roses stable. 85/100 Continue reading

    Four Roses Small Batch Select

  • Slyrs 3 Years Old Batch 3

    Quite oaky and tannic a touch like sherry or a good red wine, plenty of woody sugars and quite fragrant too. 85/100 Continue reading

    Slyrs 3 Years Old Batch 3

  • HighGlen 3 Years Old Batch 1

    Quite delicate nose and palate on this expression, biscuity and lemon-infused with the addition of ginger and thyme in places. Quite dessert-like and syrupy. Surprised this doesn’t feel like it is only 3 years old this one is more mature… Continue reading

    HighGlen 3 Years Old Batch 1

  • Broger 6 Years Old Batch 1

    Oddly solventy, but past that this was really quite interesting and it took some time before I realised the underlying Rauchbier similarity and connection (I do like a rauchbier!) 85/100 Continue reading

  • Oxford Rye Whisky Batch 5 Red Red Rye

    Another rich and cereal led expression as I’ve come to expect from TOAD’s Rye expressions. This is up there with the best of them (possibly Batch 1). The cask combination delivers ginger beer and jammy black fruits and of course… Continue reading

  • Writers Tears Inniskillen Icewine Cask

    more floral, fruity and fragrant expression and some great herbal influences in here too. Stone fruits play the lead here with some tropical nature later. 85/100 Continue reading

  • Black Gate 3 Years Old Batch 2

    Luscious, thick and voluminous on the palate, some odd rummy and woody dunnage warehouse feel and plenty of spices. Adding water moves the spice more into the finish, plenty of thick black fruits and sugars throughout. 85/100 Continue reading

  • Chateau de Lacquy VSOP

    Quite neutral despite its obvious fruity nature the sweetness has been tempered by plenty of wood talking here and saying good things. I really enjoyed this one. 85/100 Continue reading