Method and Madness Hickory Wood Finish / Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange Single Whisky

Kenji Watanabe — Interesting but pricey

7/10

I picked this up from The Whisky Exchange on a whim and it's a solid dram. You get barbecue-like char notes mixed with vanilla and brown sugar, which is fun. At £100 though, I'd want a bit more depth on the finish — it fades quicker than I'd like for the price.

Mei-Lin Wu — Interesting but pricey

7/10

I picked this up from The Whisky Exchange on a whim and it's a solid dram. You get barbecue-like char notes mixed with vanilla and brown sugar, which is fun. At £100 though, I'd want a bit more depth on the finish — it fades quicker than I'd like for the price.

Zara Al-Hassan — Interesting but pricey

7/10

I picked this up from The Whisky Exchange on a whim and it's a solid dram. You get barbecue-like char notes mixed with vanilla and brown sugar, which is fun. At £100 though, I'd want a bit more depth on the finish — it fades quicker than I'd like for the price.

Aiko Tanaka — Interesting but pricey

7/10

I picked this up from The Whisky Exchange on a whim and it's a solid dram. You get barbecue-like char notes mixed with vanilla and brown sugar, which is fun. At £100 though, I'd want a bit more depth on the finish — it fades quicker than I'd like for the price.

Ryan Mitchell — Interesting but pricey

7/10

I picked this up from The Whisky Exchange on a whim and it's a solid dram. You get barbecue-like char notes mixed with vanilla and brown sugar, which is fun. At £100 though, I'd want a bit more depth on the finish — it fades quicker than I'd like for the price.

Amira Benali — Hickory smoke is no joke

8/10

The hickory wood finish really comes through here — there's a lovely sweet smokiness on the nose that I wasn't expecting from an Irish pot still. At 58.3% it's a bruiser neat, but a few drops of water opens up toffee and dried fruit. Genuinely unique stuff from Method and Madness.

Victor Osei — Hickory smoke is no joke

8/10

The hickory wood finish really comes through here — there's a lovely sweet smokiness on the nose that I wasn't expecting from an Irish pot still. At 58.3% it's a bruiser neat, but a few drops of water opens up toffee and dried fruit. Genuinely unique stuff from Method and Madness.

Ethan Cooper — Hickory smoke is no joke

8/10

The hickory wood finish really comes through here — there's a lovely sweet smokiness on the nose that I wasn't expecting from an Irish pot still. At 58.3% it's a bruiser neat, but a few drops of water opens up toffee and dried fruit. Genuinely unique stuff from Method and Madness.

Elena Morozova — Good but not a daily pour

7/10

Nice whisky, well made. The nose is all honey and charred wood, and the palate delivers on that promise. At 58.3% ABV it needs water for me — neat it's just too hot and the subtler notes get lost. Would I buy it again at £99.95? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Kofi Asante — Good but not a daily pour

7/10

Nice whisky, well made. The nose is all honey and charred wood, and the palate delivers on that promise. At 58.3% ABV it needs water for me — neat it's just too hot and the subtler notes get lost. Would I buy it again at £99.95? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Petra Novak — Good but not a daily pour

7/10

Nice whisky, well made. The nose is all honey and charred wood, and the palate delivers on that promise. At 58.3% ABV it needs water for me — neat it's just too hot and the subtler notes get lost. Would I buy it again at £99.95? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Hannah Brooks — Hickory smoke is no joke

8/10

The hickory wood finish really comes through here — there's a lovely sweet smokiness on the nose that I wasn't expecting from an Irish pot still. At 58.3% it's a bruiser neat, but a few drops of water opens up toffee and dried fruit. Genuinely unique stuff from Method and Madness.

Carlos Mendez — Hickory smoke is no joke

8/10

The hickory wood finish really comes through here — there's a lovely sweet smokiness on the nose that I wasn't expecting from an Irish pot still. At 58.3% it's a bruiser neat, but a few drops of water opens up toffee and dried fruit. Genuinely unique stuff from Method and Madness.

Omar Diallo — Good but not a daily pour

7/10

Nice whisky, well made. The nose is all honey and charred wood, and the palate delivers on that promise. At 58.3% ABV it needs water for me — neat it's just too hot and the subtler notes get lost. Would I buy it again at £99.95? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Ingrid Holm — Good but not a daily pour

7/10

Nice whisky, well made. The nose is all honey and charred wood, and the palate delivers on that promise. At 58.3% ABV it needs water for me — neat it's just too hot and the subtler notes get lost. Would I buy it again at £99.95? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Yuki Nakamura — One of M&M's best experiments

9/10

Method and Madness keep swinging and this one connects. The hickory finish gives it this incredible toasted marshmallow and hickory-smoked bacon thing on the palate. I drink it neat and just let that cask strength heat do its work. Already looking for a backup bottle.

Marcus Blackwell — One of M&M's best experiments

9/10

Method and Madness keep swinging and this one connects. The hickory finish gives it this incredible toasted marshmallow and hickory-smoked bacon thing on the palate. I drink it neat and just let that cask strength heat do its work. Already looking for a backup bottle.

Lena Petrova — One of M&M's best experiments

9/10

Method and Madness keep swinging and this one connects. The hickory finish gives it this incredible toasted marshmallow and hickory-smoked bacon thing on the palate. I drink it neat and just let that cask strength heat do its work. Already looking for a backup bottle.

Daniel Oyama — Campfire in a glass

8/10

The hickory finish gives this a proper outdoorsy, campfire quality that I absolutely love. There's charred wood and dark honey on the nose, then roasted nuts and spice on the palate. Powerful at 58.3% but it carries it well. My wife even liked it and she normally sticks to gin.

Mia Sundberg — Campfire in a glass

8/10

The hickory finish gives this a proper outdoorsy, campfire quality that I absolutely love. There's charred wood and dark honey on the nose, then roasted nuts and spice on the palate. Powerful at 58.3% but it carries it well. My wife even liked it and she normally sticks to gin.