Cutty Sark was originally developed by Berry Brothers & Rudd. It has been around since 1923. The name is that of a tea clipper that you see on the label – since 1955. The ship itself was built in 1869…

Timorous Beastie is the little brother of Scallywag, another blended malt from Douglas Laing. This one is composed of Glengoyne, Dalmore, Blair Athol and Glen Garioch. In the meantime they also released…

The Lakes Distillery in Cumbria in the United Kingdom has only recently been founded and thus no single malt is available yet. To cover the costs during the period their first casks need to mature, they…

After the Auchentoshan Virgin Oak and Glen Garioch Virgin Oak the release of the Bowmore Virgin Oak does not come as a surprise. I am surprised, though, by the fact that Bowmore decided to release this…

Cairdeas means ‘friendship’ in Gaelic, so this is a well-chosen name for the Feis Ile bottlings. This time it is the so-called 200th Anniversary Edition (after all, the distillery was founded in 1815)…

Kilkerran is the single malt brought to market by the Glengyle distillery on Campbeltown (as the Glengyle name is already used by a company that offers a Highland blend). Their series Work in Progress…

This is the fourth blended malt from Douglas Laing. After their Big Peat (Islay), Scallywag (Speyside), Timorous Beastie (Highlands), they now offes this Rock Oyster. It represents the Islands (although…

It has been way too long since I last tried a whisky from the Isle of Jura. So let me go for the big guns and try a 30 Year Old that listens to the name Camas an Staca, which means as much as Standing…

The name is self explanatory. The version at drinking strength was more than okay. This one has a cask strength of 58%, which is considerate. No word on the distillery, although many believe it to be a…

I already tried the Finlaggan Original Peaty and the Cask Strength version, but this Old Reserve is new to me. The contents of this single malt are subject of debate. One swears it is Lagavulin, the…