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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 1894
Wild Turkey are probably best known for their easily accessible and affordable bourbons, things like the classic Wild Turkey 101, their Rye and the Rare Breed expression. But every now and then they...
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The Macallan 12 year old Double Cask
It’s Father’s Day here in Australia on Sunday 3 September and The Macallan reckon their new 12 year old Double Cask expression would make the perfect gift for any Dad. So, what better way to validate...
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Jägermeister, with Nils Boese
What do I know about Jägermeister? Very little if I’m being honest, which is why I jumped at the chance when I was recently invited along to a rather special dinner at Mjølner to find out more about...
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Glen Garioch 21 year old for Abbey Whisky
I buy a fair amount of whisky from different retailers all over the world, but one of my favourite online stores would have to be Abbey Whisky. They’ve got a slick website, great prices and above all,...
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The Glen Moray Mastery
Glen Moray celebrates its 120th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion they’ve released something pretty special. But I’ll get to that in just a sec. My experience with Glen Moray I was first...
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Canadian Club 8 year old
Canadian Club probably isn’t the first whisky brand that comes to mind for the average reader of this site. But just because it’s not, doesn’t mean you should ignore the the history of the brand and...
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Ardbeg An Oa Review
Recently I received a nice little care package from Ardbeg Australia; a bottle of the classic Ardbeg Ten year old and the brand new Ardbeg An Oa along with a simple request – ‘please host a gathering...
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SMWS Exotic Cargo Review
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society are best-known for their ever-changing range of unadulterated, high-quality single cask Scotch whiskies. Whiskies that have been bottled straight from the cask with no...
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Glenmorangie 1990 Grand Vintage Malt
Originally launched around 2010, the Glenmorangie 25 year old ‘Quarter Century’ has been Glenmorangie’s range-topping core expression ever since. The 25 year old was made up American Oak barrels,...
View ArticleWhisky & Alement open their cellar
Melbourne’s Whisky & Alement – arguably Australia’s best whisky bar – is doing something a bit special this festive season. Whilst they’ve had their little ‘bottle shop’ going for a while – a...
View ArticleDrambuie: The Original Whisky Liqueur
Drambuie – the whisky liqueur with 270 years of history under its belt – is back on shelves in Australia and around the globe, but this time in a stunning new bottle design. After being acquired by...
View ArticleGlenmorangie Spios
It’s that time of year again! Christmas is over, we’re back into the daily grind and then Dr Bill Lumsden and his team come along a drop the latest quirky experiment in their annual Private Edition...
View ArticleGordon & MacPhail Dream Drams
In the whisky world we have original bottlers (the distilleries, or brands themselves – bottling their own whisky as official product lines) and independent bottlers (often bottling single casks or...
View ArticleNikka Coffey Grain
Nikka’s Coffey range comes to Australia In years gone by, Australian shelves were graced with aged-stated whiskies from Nikka’s Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. Those days disappeared a few years...
View ArticleAbbey Whisky – 10th Anniversary whiskies
Tasting Abbey Whisky’s 10th Anniversary releases When opening a recent delivery from the good people at Abbey Whisky I was super excited to see that a couple of wee samples had made their way into the...
View ArticleJohnnie Walker Blue Label, Ghost and Rare
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label has always been something of a luxury item, a bit of a ‘status whisky’ if you will, especially to the casual whisky drinker. It’s the bottle I’ve seen appear at...
View ArticleArdbeg Grooves Committee Release
Thanks to a pesky little thing known as the TTB database (the United States’ online database for liquor label approvals), the annual Ardbeg Day releases have become the industry’s worst kept secret,...
View ArticleChita Single Grain, by Suntory
Originally launched in Japan a few years ago, The House of Suntory has just announced that they’re bringing the Chita single grain whisky to Australia, adding to the current range of Yamazaki, Hakushu...
View ArticleWhisky & Wisdom 2008 Glenfarclas
Glenfarclas single cask exclusive for whiskyandwisdom.com A little over two years ago I wrote this post on a special single cask of Glenfarclas bottled exclusively for someone I’d describe as...
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