Glen | Malt - Whisky Reviews

August 15, 2013

Port Askaig 12 year old

Ah Port Askaig, producer of fine whiskies, yet a distillery that doesn’t technically exist. People have been buying and bottling other people’s wine and whisky..

June 10, 2013

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2012 – with RIP to Iain Banks

I’m writing this as I’ve discovered the terrible news about Iain Banks’ death, so, perhaps a bit apropos. He was a good man, and Raw..

American

February 18, 2013

Balcones Rumble

This is not a whisky, not even made from anything malted. They call it “Texas Spirit”, and, although it’s not like any spirit I’ve yet..

February 12, 2013

Balcones Single Malt

Mark and I ran across the folk from Balcones at the Whisky Show in London back before the UK winter descended upon us with its..

Features

February 9, 2013

Honest Sonsie Face, 2013

Make no bones about it: Haggis is a good thing. Take the heart, liver, and lungs of a lamb and chop it fine with oats..

November 29, 2012

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, 12 year old

As I’ve mentioned, I’m a fan of Islay malts. Anything from there, I’m there (except for Mark’s honeymoon. I’m not there. Though I might be..

October 10, 2012

The Elements of Islay – Bw1, Br4, and Pl1

We here at MALT HQ have received the fruits of our labours: The Whisky Exchange sent us advance samples of whisky. MHQ was the scene..

American

September 20, 2012

Desperate drinks of a wayward traveller: Maker’s Mark Bourbon

Bourbon. Not (exactly) the main subject matter of MALT, but related. Technically, a malt. A distinctly American drink – made first by settlers looking for..

Single Malt

August 14, 2012

Auchentoshan Springwood

Auchentoshan is the distillery closest to Glasgow – it’s even got a Glasgow postcode and it’s just off the Great Western Road on the way..

Irish

August 8, 2012

Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve

For my inaugural malt review, I thought I would try something standard but pretty special. Jameson is fairly standard in Irish Whiskey terms (note: -ey..

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