Articles by Christopher Hayn

Yoichi NAS

September 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

About two and a half months ago, Nikka announced that their single malt range will radically change (the so-called ‘Nikka Shock’) which [...]

Linkwood 1996 ‘Honeysuckle Bower’ (Wemyss Malts)

September 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Linkwood 1996 'Honeysuckle Bower' (Wemyss Malt) Label

Although Linkwood is one of the bigger Scottish distilleries out there (5.6 million liters per year), it’s maybe not that big of a household [...]

Blanton’s Gold Edition

July 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

According to their official homepage, the Blanton’s Gold Edition “was created for discerning connoisseurs who appreciate exceptional [...]

Mortlach 1995 ‘Stem Ginger Preserve’ (Wemyss Malts)

July 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Mortlach 1995 'Stem Ginger Preserve' (Wemyss Malt) Label

Not that long ago, I reviewed a 24 Years Old Mortlach Cask Strength from Signatory Vintage. And today I have another independent bottled Mortlach for [...]

Blanton’s Original Single Barrel

July 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Blanton’s Original Single Barrel was the world’s first ever (modern) single barrel. It was firstly released in 1984 by the Ancient [...]

Strathmore 1972 (Rest & Be Thankful)

July 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Today’s Strathmore 1972 from Rest & Be Thankful is a bit of a curiosity. Distilled in 1972, the first bottling took place in 2004. But [...]

Blanton’s Special Reserve

July 6, 2015 // 2 Comments

In 1984, the Ancient Age Distillery (now Buffalo Trace Distillery), released the world’s first ever single barrel [...]

Ledaig 2008 (Signatory Vintage ‘The Un-Chillfiltered Collection’ )

July 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Today should get interesting. As some of you might know, I am not exactly the biggest fan of the Ledaig 10 Years Old. While I definitely can [...]

Teeling 2002 Port Wine Cask (for Irish Whiskeys)

July 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Teeling_Whiskey_Port_Wine_Cask_2002_-_Irish_Whiskeys Label

Today’s Teeling 2002 is a single cask (a port pipe to be exact) exclusively bottled for German importer and retailer Irish Whiskeys. Facts [...]

Nikka Blended Whisky

July 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

So to kick off my two month-long Nikka tasting series, I decided to review the Nikka Blended Whisky. This blended whisky is available exclusively in [...]