This caught my eye a few weeks ago, (in the supermarket of all places). The 12yo Double Wood has always been a reliable whisky and was one of the culprits in getting me addicted to single malt many years…

Maltmadness have some interesting info on this distillery and it does seem to be one of the most obscure ones. As of 2013 it has been demolished with plans in place to build a new distillery.At 57.8%…

I've got a list of my untried Scottish distilleries which I'm gradually ticking off, (of those affordable anyway). This is my first ever taste of Craigellachie.....Floral nose, quite light and then…

It's been a while since I tried the official 14yo Clynelish, one which I've always thought of as a bit of a cult favourite. I remember an exceptionally dry briney malt from the last time I tried any, …

.....OK, that's not a serious title really. What I'm saying is that this is so, sooooo drinkable! I've just finished one sample, (which was to be my third and final drink of the day after reviewing a…

Friends of Laphroaig and the Ardbeg Committee frequently send out newsletters offering their members 'special' deals on limited bottlings. Normally I look at these and choke on the three-figure sum, (as…

This is my favourite distllery bottled by my favourite independent bottler. 21 years old so high expectations.Nose without water is slightly bitter with some sweet fruit notes. Can't detect much smoki…

Generally I'm not a big fan of the lighter malt style but this has something very different and intriguing about it.The strongest initial aroma is that of cereal and even wheat. Then freshly cut grass…

It shouldn't be like this. Aged 15 years. Non-chill filtered. Some immaculately designed bottling and casing. Everything visual suggests this should be, well... nice. But it isn't! At all.... Now I wrote…

The nose of this is just as the title states but it is really intense! On the palate this is like chewing some buttery toffee, with mild liquorice hints.Left for a few mins now and can detect a hint of…