As described by Dave the spirits expert at my local store, this is a big boned but excitable pup with generous energy. 12 yr 43%* Nose: pears, plums and hints of prunes, sherry, a little tobacco ginger…

32 year old whisky from a single Oloroso Sherry cask* Nose: old wood sweet and sour, toffee mocha, liquorice, a real charred character which is suprising, leather and mustard again, cured meat as well…

Glendronach single cask bottlled in 2010, from a Pedro Ximinez Sherry Cask* Nose: Fruity as anything but in a different way than I’m used to. Passionfruit, melon pineapple even some paw paw, then baked…

A single cask expression from a first fill oloroso sherry butt out of Glendronach.* Nose: Muscovado sugar, real rum like character, marzipan, almond, some mint and chocolate. With water, more sherry and…

Chivas 12 a big blend lower price blended scotch available all around the world and consumed en masse. Chivas company gets its single malt from the likes of Strathisla, Braeval and Glen Grant. This is…

From the main of Tullibardine Farms comes Bruichladdich's Organic. A totally organically produced single malt. Packaged in craft presentation; no caramel, no chill filtration and 46% this is about 7 year…

Johnnie Walker, the most recognised and most popular whisky brand in the world. This is the Black Label, the 12 year old. One step up (in terms of price) than the entry level malt, Red Label. This goes…

• Nose: quite raw and peaty, dried fruits, caramel, butterscotch, black pepper and some white wine.* Pallet: Toffee, spicy, more black pepper, some smoke and peat, dried fruits come later, impressive.*…

The high end of Johnnie Walker's range, not to the extremities of the King George but blue label isn't cheap around 250AUD. If you are having a dram courtesy of your brother in law however, cost is not…

As far as Islay whiskys go i think too much talk is given to Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg, the big three. While they do make good whisky its good to get a change and experience something different.…