Went down to the Lark last night for another session, tried four different Lark expressions. The final one was the LD95 Cask Strength - bottled at 58%.The nose is smooth, sweet and rich. Hints of caramel…

Went down to the Lark last night for another session, tried four different Lark expressions. The second was the LD137.Nose is thick, rich and complex. Full of malt, spiced wine, orange and vanilla. Very…

Went down to the Lark last night for another session, tried four different Lark expressions. The first was the LD112 Renaissance - bottled at 40% (like their very early product) rather than the 43% they…

Once I had completed my tasting of the four Lark malts, I saw the Talisker 18 on the shelf, and thought why not?The smell is warm, filled with salt, peat, leather, smoke, and underlying hints of maple…

Went down to the Lark last night for another session, tried four different Lark expressions. The third was the LD90 Distillers Selection - bottled at 46% rather than the 43% they generally use.The smell…

The nose is filled with old leather and tobacco, with hints of malt, wood and salt. It smells like someone dipped a well-loved pipe-smokers tobacco pouch into a dry savoury whisky.The taste is smooth,…

The Nant distillery is a small Tasmanian distillery run from a farm property near the town of Bothwell. A friend of mine dropped by and picked this up. In his words, he left with the impression that this…

This is the Douglas Laing & Co 'Old Malt Cask' bottling (not the one pictured).The smell is initially sea salt, peat, smoke and even a hint of iodine, but gives way to a fruity, vanilla, toffee sweetness…

A brief bit of blurb: this dram comes from a South Australian wine maker, and is very limited novelty release. It is made from Franklin barley from Tasmania, and matured in a combination of American and…

After galg's review of the Airigh Nam Beist the other day, I though while I was heading down to 'The Lark' to taste their wares, I would also see if they had a bottle lying aroun...