A fairly one dimensional malt this, but a very pleasant one. Nose: Fino sherry (very clean fruit) toffee and butter. Taste: Sherry toffee sweetness and a whiff of smoke. Finish: Finish is short with…

This bottle has been open a couple of years. According to some professional writers this malt/brand has taken a bit of nose dive in quality recently. I hope not as this bottle is running low! A very…

A small Speyside distillery rescued and reopened in the 1990’s. A deftly presented younger malt. The smoke is the main player here, but it does not dominate possession of the palate. I look forward to…

Smouldering sherry and smoke. One usually expects a sherry cask dominated whisky to be sweet but this is dryer and perhaps more interesting in consequence. Nose: Dry sherry, nutty with some smoke Taste…

A tiny highland distillery which produces not a lot of whisky. It must have a dedicated cliental, and I have met people who like this stuff. I bought this bottle several years ago largely on a whim…

Not subtle or especially complex but very enjoyable. A real bruiser of a malt with no punches pulled. Nose: Smoked malt, barley, cereals and peat. Taste: Rich malty flavours with smoke balanced by sherry…

A bottle that has been milling around the back of my collection for more years than I care to remember. It may have lost some of the more volatile and aromatic notes over that time, but the nose is still…

A bottle that has been milling around the back of my collection for more years than I care to remember. It may have lost some of the more volatile and aromatic notes over that time, but the nose is still…

A bottle that has been milling around the back of my collection for more years than I care to remember. It may have lost some of the more volatile and aromatic notes over that time, but the nose is still…

Finished this bottle recently, and now it can no longer be replaced, at least not like for like. The trend towards greater age in standard bottlings is something I generally rail against, not that I find…