I have to admit, when I received this sample (thanks, Pat!), I thought there was a typo on the label. I did not realize that Glenfarclas still has an 8 Year old malt on the market. Apparently it does.…

This Queen of Spey was bottled especially for the Belgian La Boutique du Chemin and is in fact a Glenfarclas in disguise. It was distilled in November 2001 and bottled in February 2014 after 12 years on…

Glenglassaugh got a new lease on life in 2009 after a silent period of almost 20 years (before that, it had even been closed for over 40 years). In 2013 Billy Walker (known from BenRiach and GlenDronach…

After Billy Walker and his team took over the Glenglassaugh Distillery in 2013 (from the Scaent Group), they release three entry level malts in short succession. It started with the Revival, followed by…

Glenglassaugh has been seriously busy with bottling single casks in their Rare Cask Releases since 2014. This is one of those, bottled for the Belgian bottler The Nectar. It was a sherry cask that yie…

Speyburn is a bit of an unknown distillery with a rather weak reputation. I have not got that much of experience with this Speysider. I have only tried two so far, this one included (but I did not write…

Next to the NAS-version, there is also this 10 Year Old. The Bradan Orach was a serious let-down. Hence the expectations for this one are not very high. On the contrary.The nose is mildly floral and a…

To be honest, until recently I had not even heard of the Riverstown Whisky Company, but according to Whiskybase they already have bottled quite a few casks. I was told that Robin Tucek, the man behind…

Glentauchers is one of those unknown malts, hardly available as a single malt, unless you check out independent bottlers. The bulk of production goes into blend, including the famous Black & White,…

This Clynelish was bottled by Blackadder and matured for 22 long years on a bourbon hogshead. I have put a bit of water ready, since this is bottled at no less than 62,1% ABV. That begs the question if…