Again a not-so-mainstream expression - something I quite like exploring. This one was a 12 year old Highland I nicked off a friend's bar.It has quite a strong floral nose reminding me of rose infused…

I personally love exploring the not so mainstream expressions out there and so it was quite exciting when I spotted this 12 year old Speyside in a friend's bar the other night. It has a typical Speyside…

This is what every Speyside single malt should taste like. Delicate and sensitive as well as bold and courageous.Incidentally this is one of the first single malts I had ever bought and I think it was…

There was a time when I remember wanting to drink only Sherry influenced whiskies and this expression was the reason why.The nose is pretty much in perfect harmony. Big, fat, juicy, red grapes covered…

This was one of my earlier purchases and I hadn't tasted it in a long time. I just remembered that it was good. How good? I had totally forgotten!The nose is a massive burst of vanilla, coconut, leather…

Normally kept for post-dinner drams, my Scapa 16 was pulled out of the bar for an early evening taste. A good choice!The Islander has quite a colorful nose - aromatic purple flowers like lavender sit in…

I opened this glorious expression last New Year's Eve which was really my way of telling my friends and family how special they were to me.A thick syrupy nose, dripping with dark honey, chocolate, char…

The Glen Moray 12 is a remarkably clean and fresh tasting single malt from Speyside and, for me, an expression that is best to start off an evening with.The uncomplicated nose first brings with it a…

If I had been blindfolded and given this single malt from Taiwan I would have bet my first born that this was a bourbon from Heaven Hill. No questions about it!The first thing to draw your attention is…

This single malt is unremarkable at best, choosing, instead, to stay neutral like it's government has for ages. Whether that will change I don't know.The nose is quite musty and dank like damp sugars…