At a festival in Belgium some whisky writers and bloggers, myself included, were invited by Andrew Symington for a tasting. He wanted to prove that Edradour’s dubious reputation was undeserved and bro…

The Savanna Rum finished Edradour is old stock, meaning distillate that was produced by the owner before Symington and his team took over (which was in 2002). It was bottled in half liter bottles at cask…

In the new series from The Whiskyman, Age Matters, the label discloses that this is a 17 years old single malt. It is a Clynelish from 1996. To find this info, one has to look closely to the side of the…

The Dram Brothers Whisky Society can often be encountered at festivals in the Benelux. I have run into Patrick and Mike, the twins who run the club, a couple of time. Last time was at the Spirits in the…

Clynelish 1997 is slowly but surely becoming legendary and I like to think it all started with a release that I helped select for The Bonding Dram. That one is still considered, not just by me, to be the…

Exaclty three years ago, I joined a Wemyss tasting, hosted by (then) ambassador Susan Colville. I tried the Peat Chimney 8 Year Old at that time (which did not really convince me), but today I have a…

I tried this Kilchoman New Make Spirit first at a tasting in Belgium, hosted by the owner’s son James Wills. The barley type used is called Concerto. It has a big yield, something distillers are of…

This Octomore has not yet been released. It was the encore at the Bruichladdich Masterclass with Allan Logan at a festival in Belgium. It has a great dark color that it got from the fresh oak it matured…

Marks & Spencer makes you think of suits, shoes and coats, rather than whisky, no? But they do have a food & wine department, where you can also find this bottle: Islay Single Malt 12 Year Old. The…

Finlaggan is a single malt, I am told. It used to be a NAS Lagavuling, but later was replaced with Caol Ila since Lagavulin lacked the stock. Some say it was a Laphroaig at one point in time. What the…