Queen Margot is a brand that you can find at supermarket Lidl. It is what we call bottom shelf stuff of which the contents is kept secret. The distillery obviously does not want to be associated with the…

I found absolutely no information whatsoever about this Eden Rock ‘Special’ Scotch Whisky. Even the world wide web was mute and my good friend Google on holiday. My shout out on Facebook yielded little…

I’m sure the composition of this bottling will be close to that of the bottling in 1964 that I tasted previously. We know that Haig’s Gold Label is 60% grain. The 40% malt is mainly Linkwood and Glenk…

Little is known about Mac Cord. This blend was bottled 40 to 50 years ago in Glasgow. While I was still in diapers, this was imported in Belgium by Destillerie Konings in Zonhoven. The bottles were 68cl…

After the Ballantines 1965, 1985 and 2008 I will now try a more recent bottling. The label says this was bottled on the 16th February 2015. The nose is soft and sweet with an unmistakable smoky edge.…

So far I have only written tasting notes for one bottling of J&B – and with good reason. This brand is often jokingly dubbed Junk & Bullshit. It is more a blend to mix with at a student party then som…

Chivas Regal is one of the world’s bestselling blends. Their range has a classic 12 years old that can easily be found in the supermarket, but they also have an 18 year old and even a 25 year old. In my…

Yes, the bottle of Dewar’s Signature is quite easy on the eyes. Robust bottle in a luxurious box. But then, it is the premium blend by Dewar’s, comparable in that respect with the Johnnie Walker Blue…

Johnnie Walker’s Blue Label is said to contain some very exclusive whisky, even some from closed distilleries. That should give us the feeling that it is indeed very old whisky, of course. How else can…

It had been over 5 years since I allowed a Johnnie Walker Black Label to tinkle into my glass. It has a fair reputation, no? It contains quite a few malts, such as Glendullan, Mortlach, Lagavulin, Tal…