This was one of the first ones that I sampled at the bar when I first began my single malt quest. My first impressions rated it as a 69 and "downright repusive". I heard that it was an aquired taste and…

I tried this one at the bar. At first I was impressed with the perfect swetness and sherry flavors. But there is no smoke, and many others taste similar and cost a lot less. If this is all they have at…

This one was sampled at the bar and I let the bartender pick out my last one to be sampled for the evening. Lucky me has a good enough memory that I can think about one and almost taste it right then and…

Here is another one that I tasted at the bar and deemed it not good enough to buy. I gave it another try at another bar about a week later and my opinion went from bad to worse. For me it is downright…

This was another one that I tasted at the bar and was impressed enough to later buy a bottle to bring home. The nose is all sherry. There is a lot going here with the taste, and many of the other revi…

Here is another very good malt from Glenmorangie that is aged very well. I just don't think that it is worth the price, which drops the score. It was tasted in one glass at the bar and deemed not worth…

Please refer to my review of Aberlour 16, which was my first Aberlour bought. I held off buying this one thinking that it would never be as good as the 16 year old. How wrong I was! Compared to the 16…

Since I could not find any Aberlours for tasting in a bar, I used all of your reviews to guide me into just taking a chance, which paid off dearly, so thanks to all of you! This was my first Aberlour…

Okay, start laughing already! How I chose this one is truly unique. After buying a bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 and being really impressed, I set out on a quest to find a scotch that was che…

I noticed that some of the most highly rated reviews are those pertaining to cask strength releases that kill taste buds and go to one's head immediately. Hmm!! Another excuse for getting lit? (of course…