The Scottish Days (Schotse Dagen) in Belgium are a well-known event for Flemish lovers of the nectar. In 2003, this Springbank from 1975 was bottled for this festival, by Ian MacLeod, under their Chie…

A friend from Germany recently sent me a 'blind' sample with the request of trying to identify it. A bit of a test. But I am happy to take on this challenge, although I realize it is a very difficult,…

Rundlets are 60 liter casks, while Kilderkins can hold 80 liters, which speeds up the maturation considerable, of course, since there is a lot more interaction between the spirit and the wood. These cask…

The distillery was named Glengoyne only in 1905. Before that, it was called Burnfoot. This release, which appeared in duty free in 2007 for the first time and is something of an homage to old name, is…

The Teapot Dram refers to the old use of offering a dram to the workers in the distillery. Those who could not finish their dram would pour it in a copper teapot in the distillery kitchen, allowing more…

The 2013 Christmas release from Malts of Scotland also contained a new Glengoyne. MoS clearly has a soft spot for Glengoyne as they have already released more than 20 single casks, of which I have been…

This single cask from Glengoyne was put to sleep on 14 May 1987 and appeared on the market in August 2006. It is pretty hard to find these days and when you do find it, you will fork over around 200 EUR…

This Balvenie was distilled on 5 September 1997 and bottled on 4 February 2013. Few people know that founder William Grant originally wanted to name this distillery Glen Gordon and that the initial…

The Images series by Malts of Scotland never reveals the distillery on the label. This Balvenie Castle leaves little to the imagination, of course, but as the label states Single Cask Scotch Whisky, as…

My experience with Ben Nevis is rather limited. This is only my eight. The older ones were all truly lovely while the younglings were more hit and miss. This teenager from the Age Matters series by The…