Early on in my career as a whisky enthusiast I made the wise decision of picking up a bottle of the Balvenie 21 year old Portwood and the 17 year old Sherry Oak.What an amazing stroke of luck on both…

Brora. The elusive spirit that is fast becoming unobtainable for ordinary mortals like me. Each year Diageo unveils a Special Release of old stock Brora lying around at a price which, if my only child…

Knockdhu opened it's doors to the general public in the small village of Knock in Aberdeenshire thanks to the foresight of one Mr John Morisson. The year was 1892 and when he saw the peat lands surrou…

Diageo has come up with this marketing gimmick designed to bankrupt the average whisky fan. It's called the Special Release. Every year they release a series of expressions from their portfolio which are…

I bought my first Glengoyne a while ago and it was part of the first batch of single malts I bought to start my collection. I remember looking at the bottle and the color of the spirit inside and knowing…

There is something strangely fascinating about this bottle. I love the packaging with it's bronze plaque-ish label on the front and it's embossed lettering. It's quite grand.I picked this one off the…

I had picked up a bottle of this, now discontinued, peated expression a few years ago. Having decided I wasn't ready at the time to savor it's charms I let it grace my shelf all this while. Until last…

I was invited recently to a World Whiskies evening at a friends' house so among a Japanese, South African, Canadian and Indian sat this Swedish young 'un.Mackmyra is Swedens' first foray into whisky…

I like a little variety in my single malt diet so I'm always on the lookout for expressions that are off the beaten path. Recently I was invited to a friends' place for a World Whisky tasting which was…

Longrow is the peated brother of Hazelburn and Springbank out of the tremendous Springbank distilleries. If you want to know how I feel about Campbeltown whiskies you can read my other reviews. Let's…