Here is another one of those casks selected by – and bottled fort he 10th Anniversary of – Belgian importer The Nectar. This Glenburgie – the so-called fingerprint malt of Ballantine’s – came from the…

Glenburgie is not a dram that is top of mind, for it is hardly put out as a single malt by the owners. The create this malt especially for blending, with Ballantine’s as the main client. One of the few…

Every year Manny and I try to release something special in our MMM series. In 2016 it was the Python in the Animal Series: the first (and so far only) independent bottling of the French single malt…

This is the 40th Caperdonich that I try so far. A milestone, surely. We are probably all aware of the fact that Belgian importer The Nectar has a knack of selecting great casks for exclusive bottlings…

A few years ago Berry Bros & Rudd brought a couple of single casks on the market with a classic ‘Old Bond Street’ label. One of those is this beautiful Caperdonich from 1992 at cask strength. I was able…

After several years of maturation on bourbon casks, this Caper was given a finish on Octaves, small casks that ensure more interaction between the whisky and the wood. Only 51 bottles were drawn from…

This might in fact be very exciting. An old Auchroisk from last Century, distilled in 1979 (so in the fifth year of the distillery’s existence) and bottled in 1990 by Cadenhead in their famous black…

Auchroisk is one of those unknown distilleries built, in 1974, by the forerunner of Diageo, to provide malts for the increasing demand for blends, most notably for J&B – Justerine & Brooks or sometimes…

In March 2018 Adelphi launched its newest Fusion Whisky (after the previous successful releases of The Glover, Kincardine and E&K). Is is a lovely blend of bourbon matured Longmorn with a couple of…

While I visited a festival, I saw this old Caol Ila sitting on the table: distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2006 (which is qutie a while ago as well, no?). At cask strength too. My interest was piqued.…