Whisky regions and countries
Browse our whisky database by region and country. Whiskies are produced throughout the world and each region brings it own distinctive tastes, styles and production techniques.
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Australia
Tasmania
Lark Distillery Distillers Selection. Decent spirit the oak has added a hard edge. Lacks interaction between oak and spirit.
Canada
England
England
English Whisky Co Chapter 11 Heavily Peated 3 Years Old. So difficult to score an infant ! All I can say is that there is a potential.
France
France
Armorik Classic. Although the nose is pretty smooth, the alcohol is not mastered on the palate. Lacks balance.
India
Japan
Japan
Nikka Single Coffey Malt. Layers of seductive soft fruitiness. A malt made in a Coffey still? Why the hell not!
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
Cask Collection Cooley 1992 15 Years Old. A rich nose and a somewhat restrained palate with an assertive oak print,which the high strength amp
Island (non Islay)
Master of Malt Highland Park 13 Years Old. Refreshing and well balanced. The nose promises more than it delivers on the palate. I have never co
Scotland
Campbeltown
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 9 Years Old, Millennium Malt. Frighteningly good. Godzilla is alive and well and living in Campbeltown.
Highland
Aberfeldy 12 Years Old. Refreshing and light-hearted. Almost too playful to take seriously.
Island (non Islay)
Highland Park 1977 Bicentenary Vintage Reserve. A great malt: luxurious, profound, full of the flavours of Scotland
Islay
Ardbeg 1975. Ardbeg is one of my great favourites, and this is one of the best versions I have tasted recently.
Lowland
Auchentoshan 1966, 31 Years Old. A fine whisky, but does something as fresh and soft benefit from quite so much ageing?
Scotland
Grant's 25 Years Old. A delicate and enticing whisky which would have benefited from a higher strength. When you want to t
Taiwan
Taiwan
Kavalan 5 Years Old, Solist Fino 2006. Bitter all the way. No balance. One dimensional. To try only if you are a ‘woodfreak'. Surprisingl
U.S.A.
California
Old Potrero. Despite the 'Old', a new rye. The idea was to get closer to what the first American ryes might have
Kentucky
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Perhaps encouraged by the dark orange colour, the descriptors sound sweet, but the overall effect is
Oregon
McCarthy's Single Malt. In a young whisky, I would have expected more freshness of flavour, but the elements are there, and
Tennessee
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel. An interesting interplay of Jack Daniel's house character and a more luxurious oakiness.
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