This 26 Year Old from Glenfiddich is something special. The whisky matured exclusively in bourbon casks from the Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky (so no sherry casks in the mix). It was christened Excellence…

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the distillery (well, sorta, because it was founded in 1886, but the first spirit poured from the stills on Christmas Day 1887), the Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary…

This Morlach was released by Carn Mor under their Strictly Limited banner and is a vatting of two bourbon hogsheads, which resulted in a whopping 652 bottles at drinking strength. I previously tasted a…

This Laffie was bottled especially for the legendary Lindores Whisky Fest in Ostend, Belgium. Please note that this was a brandy hogshead. Say what? A cask that held cognac before? Really. I do not think…

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…

The German bottler Duitse Malts of Scotland has bottled four Linkwood so far, but this is their oldest yet. And for me, it is the oldest I have ever tried from this Speyside distillery. Let me get right…

Ardbeg on sherry! It is still a rare combination, I think. And judging by the color, this might have been a first fill cask. I have no way to be sure, though.It starts fairly sweet with loads of earthy…

The 21 Year Old Gran Reserva from Glenfiddich can be considered to be the top of the core range from this distillery. I tried it several times (even before it was renamed Gran Reserva), but will now try…

Since Mortlach has been relaunched as a premium whisky (and thus premium prices) I prefer to look for independent bottlings. For example, the new official Mortlach 18 Year Old is more expensive than this…

At the booth of The Nectar at the Spirits in the Sky Festival two new Irish expression were shouting out to be tried. Unfortunately my palate was already tired, but luckily I brought enough sample vials…