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Drams Down Under; The Best Australian Whisky Brands

Tanisha Angel — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:34:22 +0000

The Australian whisky industry is all grown up. While whisky production in Australia dates back to 1820, the landscape is vastly different two centuries on — for starters, when Australia first started producing whisky, Tasmania was still called Van Diemen’s Land. The Australian whisky industry has experienced several incarnations (and a fair few disruptions), however the state of the industry as we know it today starts just over three decades ago, with the opening of Lark Distillery in 1992 which […]

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Final Boss; Sullivans Cove Completes Aged Whisky Lineage With 23-Year-Old Single Cask

Henry Blake — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:10:43 +0000

Australian whisky in its current incarnation is still a burgeoning industry, and as such, older aged statements are a relative rarity. Sullivans Cove is responsible for the country’s oldest aged statement—a 25-year-old—released last year, while several statements have been released from its ‘youngest’ older casks, aged 16 years. Over the latter half of the past decade, the Tasmanian distillery has released statements from 16 to 22 years old and from 24 to 25 years old. This year, the lineage is […]

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Hibiki Dresses Its Whiskies In Hiroshi Senju’s Waterfalls

Tanisha Angel — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:26:15 +0000

Hibiki 21 is not an easy whisky to get your hands on. Despite—or perhaps because of—its four-figure price tag, it remains a hotly coveted commodity, thanks to its elegant palate of floral notes, stewed figs, honeycomb, and Mizunara oak, to say nothing of the long finish with fragrant notes of incense and hinoki wood on the nose. As difficult to acquire as Hibiki 21 is, Hibiki 30 magnifies that tenfold, with its viscous texture and richly cultivated palate of dried […]

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Aston Martin’s F1 Team Releases Single Malt Whisky With Glenfiddich

Tanisha Angel — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:22:11 +0000

Alcohol and automotive partnerships are funny business. On the road—and the track—it’s strongly recommended that the twain shan’t meet. Still, the two dichotomous categories never fail to meet at the podium, with a celebratory champagne spray having been par for course for almost sixty years now. And, there’s no denying the crossover between lovers of motorsport and whisky afficinados. Simultaneously likely and unlikely bedfellows, several marques have collaborated with whisky brands and distilleries — there’s the covetable decanter Bentley released […]

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Maker’s Mark Branches Out From Bourbon With Star Hill Farm Whisky

Tanisha Angel — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:59:11 +0000

Maker’s Mark has swapped corn for wheat, producing its first non-bourbon whiskey in over seventy years. While the Kentucky distillery has long incorporated wheat into its whiskeys (since 1958, in fact), it’s always taken a backseat to corn with a mashbill of 70% corn, 16% wheat, and 14% barley. Now, not only has corn been demoted, it’s been kicked off the team altogether. The distillery’s newest release is a blend of two mashbills, one with 70% red winter wheat and […]

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The Best Peated Whiskies From Scotland & Beyond

Henry Blake — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 22:52:04 +0000

Everyone has feelings about peat. Imbibers are rarely apathetic towards peated whiskies, with even the best peated whisky unable to convince detractors otherwise. Similarly, those who are fans of the peated stuff can’t get enough of it, with the heady smoky flavours, notes of brine and iodine, and often medicinal or even tarry character hitting the palate in just the right way. Naturally, we at Albert Review fall into the latter camp, appreciating peated whisky for all its earthy, salty, […]

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The Elijah Craig Straight Rye Whiskey Is A Rye For Bourbon Lovers

Henry Blake — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:06:19 +0000

In the varied world of American whiskey, bourbon is typically the go-to dram, thanks to its sweeter palate and easy drinking nature. However, it would be remiss to overlook rye whiskey, which prior to the Prohibition era was more popular than bourbon. Known for its dry, spicy palate, rye whiskey is known for its peppery, baking spice notes which lend it more nuance and complexity than typically afforded by even the best bourbons. For those desirous of the best of […]

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Sun Ranch Is The Ideal Getaway For Style-Conscious Urban Cowboys

Tanisha Angel — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:04:43 +0000

Western style is having a moment. From Lil Nas X’s debut hit Old Town Road in 2019 and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter era to Shaboozey’s breakout single A Bar Song and this generation’s ‘discovery’ of Dolly Parton as not just an exemplar performer but also an all round great human being, cowboy culture has (re)entered the mainstream. With country music no longer relegated to those channels and western style infiltrating our wardrobes (hello cowboy boots and fringed skirts), it’s only natural […]

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Kentucky Owl Maighstir Edition Proves Scotch & Bourbon Needn’t Be Mutually Exclusive

Henry Blake — Fri, 17 May 2024 05:01:03 +0000

Should the words ‘Scotch’ and ‘bourbon’ be uttered in the same sentence, it’s typically from the perspective of competition rather than collaboration. Both America and Scotland play a crucial role in the craft of whisk(e)y making; the latter being the birthplace of whiskey and the former being the birthplace of bourbon whiskey. Proving one can indeed have the best of both worlds when it comes to whisk(e)y, the Kentucky Owl Maighstir Edition pays homage to the age-old crafts of both […]

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Around The World In A Glass; The Best Top-Shelf Global Drams To Try This World Whisky Day

Henry Blake — Wed, 15 May 2024 21:29:49 +0000

A celebration of the ‘water of life’, World Whisky Day falls on the third Saturday of each May, with the annual event taking place on the 18th of May 2024. As for what World Whisky Day actually entails? Well, we’re not quite sure — we just know it’s as good an opportunity as any to indulge in a dram or two (or three). When it comes to whisk(e)y, our favourite pourings run the gamut from approachable drops to special-occasion libations. […]

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