St George Dry Rye Gin

English Whisky Chapter 6

I have been looking forward to reviewing this bottle for a while. I was initially unsure if this was going to be a gimmick or a genuine contender to start to rival it's Northern neighbours. Clearly it is not possible to compete with some of the aged malts or big hitting distilleries but it gives it a damn good go. This chapter 6 I have is cask 248...

Score 85/100

English Whisky Chapter 10 Sherry Cask

A sherried St George’s? An Anglo-Spanish delight or a Euro disaster? Sherry lovers we know really rate this, one of our club members thought this one of the best whiskies on offer at the recent Whisky Show in London. This is in our limited St. Georges tasting pack. Nose: Sharp and quite vinegary at first. Rootsy and not altogether pleasant....

Score 80/100

English Whisky Chapter 9

Distilled August 2007, aged in ASB (American Standard Barrels) numbered casks 351, 352, 353 and 354, and bottled in August 2010. This is exactly three years old, no more, no less so as near to new make as whisky can be. This bottle was a gift from friends of mine on their wedding for my (inept) ushering services. I didn’t really deserve the...

Score 84/100

English Whisky Chapter 6

Opened March 27th, 2012 from a 5cl (50ml) sample bottle. Nose: Custard, vanilla essence, melting moments, ice cream, confectionery, icing sugar. So sweet. Incredible nose. No alcohol bite. Most amazing confectioner's nose. If there's any malt present on the nose it's the sweetened "Horlicks" variety. Soft, refined and fragrant. I'm blown...

Score 88/100