Unfortunately there are not many distilleries left in Campbeltown but the ones that are there produce such a variety of different whisky characteristics and styles that it almost compensates for the lack…

I'm sure I'll get slated for this but I personally think HP 12 is one of the most overrated whiskies our there. It's a nice pleasant dram alright, but I don't think it's good enough for the attention it…

I previously tried this 2 years ago with my wonderful late Dad during our Scottish distillery tour. After a tour of Dalwhinnie we picked up a couple of bottles each from their shop. My Dad chose this one…

I have Connosr member Victor to thank for this recommendation, (from an Arran review where I stated I liked dry whiskies). So - I've never ventured into Rye whisky territory before but I'm all for trying…

This will prove to be a hard review to write. When I write reviews I don't read any other tasting notes or reviews beforehand so I am completely uninfluenced. Sometimes afterwards I find official tasting…

Before reading I'm letting you know that I am writing this as a tribute to my Dad and it will be fairly lengthy. If all you want to read are the tasting notes then they are at the end.It was my Dad who…

Well I have to say I've never tried a Chateauneuf Du Pape finished whisky - whatever next?Trying neat for now....I get toffee and plums on the nose. Caramel descending into sticky toffee pudding. Dried…

Creamy honey, vanilla and heather on the nose. Wafts of smoke and butterscotch underly this. Slight hint of green apples and cinammon.Very smooth palate. I get spicy honey primarily. Smokiness not as…

I like Bruichladdich for their dedication to natural colour and no chill-filtration. Visited the distillery a couple of years ago on a whirlwind tour of Islay, (when I actually went to all eight disti…

The hardest part of this review is deciding the colour. It's not on the slider scale at all but kind of off on a tangent. Pinkish but with orange - weird.I've added the tiniest drop of water to this..…