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…

The Glenturret Distillery is not so well known, but when I say Famous Grouse Experience, I am sure you all know what I am talking about. Anyway, during a birthday tasting of two friends a while back, I…

Cask Six is a Belgian club from Mol that celebrated their 10th Anniversary in 2014 with a bottling by The Whisky Mercenary. This is not Jürgen Vromans’ first Clynelish. He already selected two Clynelish…

As far as I can remember, I have never had a Linkwood that was not to my liking. Hence I find it a bit of a pity that most of it disappears in blends like Bell’s, Dimple, White Horse and Haig. Luckily…

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…

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…

Macduff hardly reaches the market as single malt. It is put out as Glen Deveron. But the lion’s share goes into blends like Williams Lawson’s. Let us try a Macduff that was bottled by the indie Wemyss…

Glen Elgin can be found just south of the city of the same name, close to Longmorn and BenRiach. It was founded in 1898, just two months before the Pattison Crash wreaked havoc. It had to close in 1905…

The bottlings from the German Limburg Dramclub come from The Whisky Agency. This Clynelish 1997 (here we go again… this is already my 15th Clynelish 1997) was bottled for the members of their club. As…

Crazy Bert Strikes Again. This time Asta Morris bottled an Ardmore. The distillery was founded by Adam Teacher (of the famous blend) in 1898, but is nowadays run by the giant drinks concern Suntory (that…