Last year when the ‘Earl Magnus’ 15 year old whisky was released by HP, i was very keen on getting it, and fortunately got hold of a bottle (sans the wooden box, which made the package lighter to send over the pond). The entire EM stock was sold out in less than a day on LFW, and as much as …

So, a beer review on a whisky blog? yes! Why not? I’ve seen some reviews on other whisky sites, and whisky and beer are close, right? This Beer however is even closer to whisky than most beers are. Why you ask? Well, it’s aged in casks which held Highland Park 12 whisky… How cool is that?
You all know that HP …

Two months passed since the Whisky Israel Society summit #2 (which was all about Sherry aged whiskies), and it was time (long overdue) for summit #3. The idea for this summit’s theme was actually raised at the end of its previous as we had one Highland Park (1994), which was not all that impressive, and as some of the lads …

A few good months passed since the Whisky Israel Peat (and others) Summit #1 we held at the end of July, and we were all very keen on having another summit, and the sooner, the better. Just like with the previous gathering, plenty of emails, phone calls, tweets and dates moving around were involved until we all were content with …

Orkney is a fine Island which we often associate with Highland Park, which is one of my favorite distilleries, but as we all know, a second distillery also exist on that windy island: Scapa. While those two distilleries share the same “island” , they do differ greatly in the malt which is produced in each one. While HP is well …

My friend and Blog partner Kfir has a big family located in Edgware, London. He does visit this wonderful city quite a few times a year, mainly for whisky and poker and some family time. When i told him about Whisky Live London, he jumped the occasion and immediately ordered tickets. I swore him to bring back some interesting whiskies, …

A few months ago HP issued a very exciting press release about a new expression to be called “Earl Magnus”. As a HP devotee (I love their 12,18,Hjarta and recently reviewed and amazing Single Cask bottling for Maxxium, NL) i was thrilled and ordered my bottle the same day LFW stocked it. As it happens, i was not the only …

Swapping samples is a great way to get to know malts before you buy, reduce the expenses (yes, we’re addicted and it’s very hard to say no to a new shiny malt on your shelf) and share your tasting notes with fellow whisky aficionados. I do try to get and ship samples from time to time, and I’ve tasted some …

You know the feeling: A new exciting expression is released by your favorite distillery, you read raving reviews, and tasting notes, press released etc.. then you look in the small print, and it say : “Travel Retail Only”.
More and more distilleries are releasing “special” expressions to be sold only at duty free shops which is very annoying. Most of us …

There is a saying that says ‘all good things come in small packages’. This is indeed true for the malt I am about to review today. A single Cask Highland Park, aged for 12 years, and bottled at CS in 350ml bottles. A small bottle, but what a killer malt inside. Now before we dive into the notes of this …