This is a single cask Clynelish 1982 from the stocks of Douglas Laing. Clynelish aficionados claim that 1982 is one of the best years for the distillery. It was bottled in the Old Malt Cask series,…

The Nectar selected this cask and had it bottled by Andrew Symington's Signatory. It was presented at the Spirits in the Sky festival last November. This adolescent Clynelish is very, very pale.The nose…

This is already the 40th Clynelish that I have the fortune to try. Taste Still, a Belgian bottler, launhed this Clynelish for the Whisky Live Festival in Spa in 2010 – in a beautiful decanter. There is…

In 2011 Old Pulteney released this special edition Row the the Pole in honor of the successful rowing expedition of Jock Wishart and his team. They rowed to the magnetic North Pole, which was a first.…

This 1990 Vintage was announced in November 2013 and is a malt composed of sherry and bourbon cask that previously held heavily peated whisky. This, of course, will give an extra dimension to this 23…

The Old Pulteney 35 Year Old was released a few weeks ago. It matured on bourbon and sherry casks that were selected by distillery manager Malcolm Waring himself. It is a limited edition of 450 bottles…

The WK 209 Good Hope is a herring boat moored in Wick. Rumor has it this was the first boat to gauge depth by means of the echo sounder. The contents (of the whisky, not of the boat) matured exclusively…

A single grain from South Africa, launched in 2009. In March 2013 it even won the title of world’s best single grain at the World Whisky Awards. It is produced by the James Sedgwick Distillery in Well…

The Nectar of the Daily Drams is a well-known and respected Belgian bottler. In recent years they have bottled four casks of Linkwood. One of them is this 28 Year Old from 1984, that was released a few…

For official Linkwood releases one needs to turn to the Flora & Fauna or Rare Malts Selection series. Or the Manager’s Choice that appeared in 2009. If you want to try another Linkwood, you need to turn…