Let me start by saying that an incomprehensible typo can be found on the label. The whisky is called Craggenmore instead of Cragganmore. Oh, well. This is, by the way, only the second Cragganmore that…

Malts of Scotland introduces a new series named ‘46’, undoubtedly referring to the alcohol percentage. The first release in this new series is a 12 Year Old Bowmore from 2002. After checking my notes,…

Is it too obvious to say this might be a Dufftown malt? Maybe, maybe not. But with the image of the famous whiskyshop in Dufftown on the label, it is quite plausible. On the other hand, it might as well…

The Angel's Choice is a series of half bottles by Malts of Scotland. Only 125 were released with this Caol Ila uit 1976 – that’s right! This one is no less than 38 years old, distilled while I was still…

The last bottle in this spring release by Malts of Scotland is one to make you smack your lips in anticipation: a 32 Year Old Port Ellen. Still a feisty 57,9% ABV, so brace yourselves. It was bottled in…

This Tamdhu got a wonderful color from the sherry cask. The distillery was revived several years ago by Ian McLeod, but this is a distillate from the previous owners, the Edrington Group, because it was…

The Castle of Finlaggan was once the Islay seat of the Clan MacDonald, the Lord of the Isles, built in the 13th Century. Today only a ruin remains. The new Images bottling by Malts of Scotland got the…

Of this Swedish distillery (which has just started distilling in a whole new factory, turning the old one into a museum), I have tried a few. At the recent Whisky Festival in Ghent, I scored a sample of…

The Edited is a whole other animal, created with peated spirit (although only 15% of the composition and moreover coming from Scotland). It was bottled at 46% without chill filtration, just like the…

I have tried a few Hibiki before, but never the NAS (No Age Statement) version. I scored a sample at the Whisky Festival in Ghent. High time to give it a try.The nose is sweet and very fresh and fruity…