The Whisky Viking

Review #525 (2017) This is a small batch release from Wolfburn, bottled in 2017, from lightly peated spirit matured in small casks. Sweet vanilla and marzipan in the smell. Light…

Review #524 (2017) This is a new peated 2017 release from Wolfburn. Sweet apples, vanilla, grass and hay in the smell. Not fresh cut grass though. Lightly peated with citrusy…

Review #523 (2017) This is matured in American oak quarter casks, where at least some of those previously have held Islay whisky. Malted barley and citrus in the smell. Like…

Review #924 (2023) Created from Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon and American Rye casks. Mild peat and red wine influence in the smell. Actually, much more red wine than peat, as time…

Review #923 (2023) Created from Tawny Port and Cognac casks. Mild, sweet berry peat in the smell. Some vanilla and sour oak as well. More peat in the taste. Meat…

Review #922 (2023) This is matured in a single Bourbon cask, exclusively for the Danish market. Even though it’s cask strength, it’s quite mild on the nose. Baked apples, oak…

Review #921 (2023) This is from the series “The Exclusive Cask” and comes from a STR Wine Barrique cask. It is bottled for the Danish market. It starts of with…

Review #920 (2023) This is from the series “The Casks of Lindores”. It is matured in STR Wine Barrique casks. Soft, yet full of flavours in the smell. Red berries…

Review #919 (2023) This is a blended malt, made while they (Kaikyo Distillery) wait for their single malt whisky to mature. It is matured in Bourbon, Sherry and Mizunara casks.…

Review #918 (2023) This is a ”premium” blend with a high content of malt whisky (minimum 40%). It’s a blend made while they (Kaikyo Distillery) wait for their single malt…