Nose: fairly typical of Canadian whisky with butter toffee and wet stone aromas. But then there is an added peppery note, hinting at black pepper, in addition to a rum-like banana fruitiness. Not the…

Nose: leans heavily towards butterscotch and brown sugar, unsurprisingly. But in the mellow aroma there is also oaky spice, fresh wood, the slightest hints of dill and dried leaves. Deceptively complex…

I've gotta admit, this is my kind of Scotch. The nose is bursting with tropical fruit: first banana, then watermelon and pineapple. I get hints of bubblegum at times. Very sweet, very approachable. As…

Nose: vibrant vanilla, caramel sauce, diced pears in syrup. Sweet and fruity, with a creamy, rich warmth. Enticing! Taste: this is a lighter style of Scotch but it still comes across with a rich caramel…

This is the bottle that started it all for me. A taste of this stuff was a revelation of how powerful and complex a whiskey can be.Nose: very distinctive. Smoky and sweet, almost perfumed, with lots of…

Nose: summer meadows, apple orchards. Lemony-fresh, with traces of vanilla perfume. A bit of wood polish. Vibrant and enticing.Taste: medium-bodied with a lovely surge of sweetness augmented by spice.…

This is it: the whisky I've been searching for. Like a woman, you never know where you will find the malt of your dreams; I certainly never expected to find it in the Glenfiddich lineup. After adding a…

Nose: medicinal peat strikes right away, but it is followed by intense sweetness from the sherry casks. Smoldering bonfires and sweet dark fruit syrup. Quite lovely.Taste: those tingling peat notes dance…

Every once in a while you taste a whisky that really hits it out of the park. I'm not a huge bourbon guy, but this might be one of my favourite whiskies ever. Also, it is one of those rare drams where…

Nose: creamy, oak-heavy with noticeable vanilla and caramel. Not overly complex but very rich with some nice depth.Taste: thick and big-bodied, lots of sweetness up front before it moves on to big baking…