Part of the revamping of the Port Charlotte line a few years ago other than the 10 yr old & the Islay Barley was to consolidate the Cask Strength offerings. Up till then there was usually an annual…

Independently bottled Ben Nevis is much sought after, often talked about in the same circles as Mortlach & Clynelish, especially if it's from a sherry cask. This one is from Hunter Laing's First Editions…

I'll keep the blab to a minimum, there's not many OB options for Ben Nevis around, most is sold off to brokers or sent over to Japan to undergo a special alchemy that will have it become Japanese whisky…

It's been a few years since the boom yet the grip of anything Japanese whisky adjacent hasn't loosened. It can be hard to find any whisky from known Japanese distiller/producers and even harder to find…

A highly coveted release, it's essentially High West rendez-vous rye with additional aging in French oak Port BarrelsNose: Oak forward, red fruits, a touch of plasticine, brown sugar, baking spices. A…

From what I believe to be a 2018 edition, this was part of a bottle split that was decanted and given to me by a friend. Elmer T. Lee hails from Buffalo Trace Mashbill #2, the very same one that is…

I don't really need to talk much about BBR, their history stretches back to 1698 along with all those other lovely colonial institutions...ahem moving on, I quite like the new label livery, it's simple…

North Star Spirits recently won the title of Independent bottler of the year at the 2020 Scottish Whisky Awards. They seem to have a good work ethos, try and keep some of their releases affordable and…

Ok this is from their 100% Islay range so all barley is grown on the adjoining farm, malted on site. The barley used in this edition is of the Optic variety. Released in 2018This, 8th Edition is also a…

I don't think there's anything to say about Aberlour A'bunadh that hasn't been covered before. The review was done in part from a sample graciously provided by @Nozinan but I also realized the 1/4 bottle…