Author: Mark

I've written about (and reviewed) whisky for Whisky Magazine, among other publications, and have been a whisky judge for competitions including the World Whiskies Awards. I've done other writing too: several mass market genre novels, a few short stories, including for BBC Radio 4. For my day job (I know, I don't get out much) I work in digital marketing. Follow me on Instagram.com/maltreview/ or Twitter.com/MaltReview.
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April 15, 2018

Bunnahabhain 2004 Moine Brandy Finish & 2003 PX Finish

A bit of a rant about finishing (and then a review of two good finished whiskies).

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April 12, 2018

Midlands Whisky Festival 2018

A few reflections from this year’s Midlands Whisky Festival.

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March 29, 2018

The Whisky Barrel 17 Year Old Hampden 2000 Berry Bros & Rudd

A fine single cask rum from the Hampden distillery in Jamaica.

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March 23, 2018

Bladnoch Bicentennial Release

Can this 29 year old dram from Bladnoch really be worth the £5,000 entry fee?

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March 20, 2018

Kyrö Distillery: Suomi 100 Ruisviski

An outrageously tasty whisky from a Finnish distillery you’ve probably never heard of, and probably made by nudists.

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March 7, 2018

GlenDronach Batch 16 – A Trio

In which we look at three whiskies from the latest batch of The GlenDronach single cask releases.

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February 25, 2018

Bruichladdich The Organic 2009

In which we rant a little – as we tend to do. But this time, it’s about our attitudes to whisky’s key ingredient.

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February 22, 2018

James Eadie’s Trade Mark “X”

A blended Scotch from the folks behind WhiskyInvestDirect leaves us a little cold.

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February 17, 2018

Frapin 1993 – Single Vintage Cognac

Time for something a bit different on Malt – a single vintage Cognac from The Whisky Exchange.

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February 10, 2018

Glenmorangie Spìos

A look at Glenmorangie’s latest Private Edition release – a single malt matured completely in ex-rye casks.

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February 7, 2018

GlenDronach 1995 – 19 Year Old – PX Sherry Puncheon

Sometimes a little sulphur can just… work, all right?

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February 5, 2018

Box The Explorer

How important are the details when it comes to transparency in whisky – and how’s best to communicate them?

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February 3, 2018

How To Run A Whisky Festival: Q&A With The Midlands Whisky Festival

An interview with the guys behind the splendid Midlands Whisky Festival.

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February 1, 2018

Kilchoman 2007 10 Year Old Single Sherry Cask

The third Kilchoman exclusive for The Whisky Exchange – one matured entirely in a sherry cask.

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January 29, 2018

The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Another Bushmills in disguise – this time, at least, it comes in a rather pretty bottle.

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January 24, 2018

Langatun Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish

An astonishing sherry bomb that’s only touched a sherry cask for 10 weeks – why have you still not bought something from this distillery?

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January 20, 2018

Interview with Roger Melander, Distillery Manager of Box Destilleri

An in-depth interview with the distillery manager of Box Destilleri in Sweden, in which we get a little wonkish about barley, spirit, and wood.

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January 16, 2018

Langatun Quinta do Zambujeiro Cask

Another interesting Swiss whisky matured in red wine casks from the Swiss-owned Quinta do Zambujeiro vineyard in Portugal

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January 11, 2018

Whiskybase Speyside 1973 Archives

A 44 year old whisky that cost €395 and which, sadly, is no longer available. My lateness to the party is another reason to hate me.