This unpronounceable Bunnahabhain (well, let’s give it a go anyway: ‘ae-ree ne gri-niyouh’) means ‘the morning sky’ in Celtic. It is their newest Travel Retail expression with no age statement which is…

The peat bombs that Bruichladdich markets under the name Octormore are usually quite fruity and quaffable. This Ochdamh Mor is 5 years old and was released in 2013. The peat level is 167 ppm, but that…

The Images series from Malts of Scotland never reveals the names of the distilleries, but with some good will and deduction one can get close. Take for instance this ‘Loch Indaal Lighthouse’ that has…

The Un-Chillfiltered Collection from Signatory is always bottled without chill filtration (of course) and at a drinking strength of 46% (oh, no!). Signatory married two casks to offer this release of 673…

Wemyss, the independent bottler that recently opened their own Kingsbarns distilleerderij, has thus far only bottled two casks of Laphroaig. This was the second, bottled in 2012. The name ‘Beach Bonfi…

Port Charlotte, the single malt that is produced by Bruichladdich, has been bottled by Malts of Scotland quite a few time already (this is their 17th!). It is the first PC, however, that matured on a…

The autumn release of Malts of Scotland has arrived. That means work for me. I will open the debates with the first Aberlour from this bottler in their so-called ‘46’-series. You have guessed it: the…

Soldiers Rock is a well-known rock on Islay at the Oa peninsula coast in the south. So most likely this is a southern coast malt. Ardbeg, Laphroaig or Lagavulin. But of course we cannot be sure. And to…

In my experience, Glengoyne is always a pleasure. It is a great whisky that never disappoints. That does not mean it is always superb, but it is the kind of whisky I will buy without trying first. This…

The previous Bowmore ‘46’ was a 12 Year Old from 2002, released last year. This bourbon cask was allowed two extra years of maturation and yielded 330 bottles. As the name of the series suggests, it is…