Nose: Plum jam. Wet earth. Tobacco leaves, leather, some tropical fruits salad, and sultanas dipped in honey. very rich, and sweet!Palate: Bitter dark chocolate. Plums , prunes , Xmas cake. Cinnamon.…

This was really the one most people were looking forward to trying, as it got raving reviews from some whisky folk (Serge at WF, for example), in addition it’s not cheap dram, so this was a great oppo…

A long time passed since the last OP I reviewed (almost exactly the same time last year) the Row to the pole. And here is another Duty free only OP, this time named after another wick ship: the WK 217…

Nose: Lemon pie, with whiffs of leather (you are right there Ben!), with gentle smoke, salt and dust, quite briny.Palate: Very similar to the nose with the smoke, and lemon drops, then on to brine and…

Nose: Some smoke, Cigar leaves mixed with more fruity notes of apple, grapes and sultanas. a funky yet. very appetizing mix.Palate:Very nice. Egg nog. Smoke. Tobacco , sherry sugars, with peppery and…

Nose: peat reek. Big time quite Lemony and very Ardbegy. With ample Ash. Tar. Pine, some leather and malty backbone to support all this.Palate: Big ash. Peat smoke, with a lot of Cinnamon spicy, sugar…

I really enjoyed Flaming heart two years ago (boy how times flies!) when CB turned 10 years old, and was really looking fwd to trying this one too. Jhon Glazer is one hell of a good master blender and…

My first Cardhu review on the blog I think, and it’s about time. Cardhu does not release a lot of single malt expressions, and it is mostly remembered for the infamous “pure malt” incident in which…

Nose: Ohhh. What a sweet sweet entry. With loads of sweetness: sugar, vanilla , fresh young oak , bourbon style. Then gets more fruity as in dried sultanas , black currant, raisins, spices. A whiff of…

Nose : autumn leaves, wet hay, and some wee smoke , damp wood vanilla and spice.Palate: Tobacco leaves, wood, some smoke, pepper. spice and ginger, with a malty semi sweet centerFinish: wee smoke, leafy…