Ardbeg Day releases have always been a gamble. Over the years, some have been genuinely inspired, while others have leaned heavily on marketing hype rather than flavour delivery. In 2025, to mark 25 years of the Ardbeg Committee, the distillery unveiled the Ardbeg Smokiverse single malt Scotch Islay whisky.
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Another island-versus-island showdown; this time between two of the most characterful maritime single malts on the market. Today, I am deep-diving into Caol Ila 12 vs. Talisker 10, two peated island whiskies that have earned cult followings for good reason.
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While travelling through OR Tambo International Airport, I stopped at the Duty Free where a Johnnie Walker stand offered tastings of Black Label and Double Black. I skipped straight past both and headed for something newer: Johnnie Walker Black Ruby, Diageo’s fruit-forward twist on the iconic Black Label.
Let’s start this month on a high note with a closer look at the Glenmorangie 19 year old single malt Scotch whisky. First released to travel retail in 2017, this long-matured expression sits firmly in the premium end of Glenmorangie’s lineup, promising complexity, finesse, and two decades of patient Highland ageing.
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I picked up a bottle of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey a while ago, and it opened the door to a category I hadn’t taken seriously before: flavoured whiskey. Living in Mauritius (and the same in South Africa), flavoured whiskey isn’t always easy to find, but globally, it’s become a serious force in the whiskey industry.
Over the holidays I cracked open a bottle of Laphroaig Select single malt Scotch whisky. Created around 2010, this expression takes classic Laphroaig DNA, peated spirit matured in ex-bourbon barrels, and blends it with whisky that has spent time in a variety of other casks.