There is something about this time of year that makes me enjoy a whisky more than during the warmer seasons. Maybe because our golden drink makes you feel just a little bit warmer inside during the cold days. One of these whisky's I always enjoy during these times...
Wednesday afternoon, September 29th, I was sitting in the train on my way to Amsterdam Central Station to attend a whisky dinner at JD William's whisky bar. I was invited by Bart's Bottles to attend the dinner and of course to taste whisky. The distillery? Westward, an American Single Malt producer. I had no idea what...
Personally, I had not heard of this distillery before, but the Royal Brackla 16 was certainly a welcome addition to my collection. This batch of Royal Brackla 16 comes from a series of first-fill oloroso sherry casks. The Royal Brackla is the first Distillery to officially call itself "Royal." And Royal it certainly is...
In the past, I have had the occasional Japanese whisky. However, this has never been very promising. This is about to change with the Nikka coffey malt whisky (not to be confused with the Nikka coffey grain whisky). An excellent choice if you have never tried the Japanese version of our...
Winter has been around for a while now. Time to try an icy cold whisky. The Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold is a whiskey that is distilled during the cold Scottish winters. And before drinking it must therefore first be put in the freezer to do justice to the flavors. The...