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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The classic Glenmorangie 10 Year Old got a finish of 2 extra years in wine casks from Côte de Baune, the southern wine region of the Côte d'Or (the northern region is called Côte de Nuits). To situate…

Ardmore was founded by Adam Teacher, the son of the creator of the famous blend. Hence it is no surprise that Ardmore is still a very important component of this blend. Ardmore produces a peated whisky…

Boy, I have only tried 4 Aultmore up to now, imagine that. Anyway, for this 5th one I sought out an independent bottling by Wemyss, who released this back in 2013. ‘Sweet Mint Infusion’ is the name. I…