To the uninitiated, whisky tasting notes can read like a cryptic code, packed with terms like “peaty,” “oaky” and “feinty”.

If you’re sampling more than one whisky, you need to give your senses (and palate) a break. Remember to take a respite between tastings and to drink water or eat plain bread or unsalted crackers to ...

Whiskey tasting isn't always about taking minute sips and making notes about flavor profiles. Instead, it's a great way to learn about the nuances of the liquor, which comes in handy not just when ...

Knowing which whisky to start with is a huge part of this process. Smokey and peated expressions tend to overwhelm even the experienced palate, so opt for best-selling single-malts and blended ...

As you sip and nose, sometimes a drop of water or ice will open up a whiskey and release all those flavors you read about in the tasting notes. The latest on food, dining and bourbon delivered ...

Welcome to Taste Test, where every week our critic Jonah Flicker explores the most buzzworthy and interesting whiskeys in the world. Check back each Sunday for his latest whiskey review.

When it comes to whisky, I like being surprised (in other situations, however, it really depends on exactly what the surprise is). I taste a lot of whisky (and whiskey) for my job, but of course there ...