Octormore just launched its Diagolos series – 5 year old malts with number 09.1 to 09.3, soon to be followed by a 10 year old 09.4 – but I am somewhat behind on schedule and still have some 06, 07 and…

I have tried this Laddie 2005 before, but either at a festival or a tasting, so I never published any notes. But it’s really very good, so I want to share them. Hence I scored a sample and jotted this…

David Stirk recently sold his Creative Whisky Company, but he continues to work there and select the casks. This single cask from Islay is actually from Caol Ila. After all, LNB stands for Loch Nam Burn…

Having a soft spot for new make and then getting hold of a sample of spirit from your favorite Islay distillery? Well, double whammy! This new make is not commercially available, but I will nevertheless…

For the fourth and final bottling in our Antarctica Series – with again a fantastic label thanks to the sharp lens of photographer Ilse Everaert – we travelled to an Orkney distillery. This sherry cask…

Isle of Skye is a blend that is composed with malts from the Speyside and Island regions (and grain), but because of the name, I think it’s fair to presume there is some Talisker in their as well. A…

Talisker does not commercialise its new make. I was able to score this via… sorry, no names as per request. But at 70.5% ABV this comes straight from the still, even before diluting it to go into the…

In 2016, Tullibardine launched their so-called Marquess Collection, in honor of Lord William Murray, the marquess of Tullibardine. In this case, it’s a whisky from 2005 that – after a regular maturation…

Tullibardine – the Highland distillery that was only founded in 1949 – now gives its fans the possibility to try their new make spirit. A few months ago their Pure Pot Spirit was released in 50cl bottles…

The first single malt of this English distillery was created with a distillate from September 2009 that matured on Kentucky barrels (70%) and former red wine casks (30%). The late Jim Swan had recomme…