Nose is a warming mellow peat smoke. With plenty of dry salty goodness. November 5th Bonfires on a dank autumnal night - with a little hint of treacle toffee for good measure. Calming and relaxing.Very…

Excepting Islay, my favourite two distilleries sit diagonally opposite each other at the far extremes of Scotland's mainland. These are Springbank in the warm gulf-stream lashed south-western Mull of…

A few years ago, having loved Bowmore 12 and 15 Darkest, this was top of my wishlist for quite a few months. I think I first tried it at Christmas about 5 years ago and instantly loved it. I've not tried…

Nose starts off quite buttery and slightly creamy before a whack of raisins hits. A bit of toffee, and some minty chocolate hints. Sultanas and dried fruit in abundance. A proper fruit pudding with cream…

Sampled with a tiny drop of water...A vibrant and zesty nose with strong hints of lemon and lime. Overlying this is coal and charcoal. Becomes a bit sweeter with time and also reveals a slightly salty…

Added some water to this but I should have checked the colour before doing so - it's become so opaque it looks like muddy water! And it really does not look very appealing, LOL.The Nose immediately hits…

Lightly syrupy on the nose with treacle, biscuits and a floral arrangement in the background. Slightly grassy. Very light in style as you'd expect of this now defunct Lowlander.Sweet palate - again syrup…

Found this in my local supermarket recently which was quite a surprise given they generally only stock the usual 'entry-level' malts of Glenfiddich, Laphroaig 10 etc.Declared as natural colour and unc…

This is rather obscure bottling of a slightly obscure yet vastly underrated (IMO) distillery. But it ticks all the right boxes - Single Cask, uncoloured, unchillfiltered.Nose - Definitely fruity at first…

Having experienced its 6th Birthday in the cask, this is the oldest Kilchoman released yet.A fresh grassy, minty, toffee and very peaty nose greets us straight away. A zesty hint of citrus awaits later…