The newest star at the Compass Box firmament is this blend The General, offered in a nice perspex box. Very retro. This piece of art is composed of two old blends, which each were created decades ago…

When I visited Chicago about ten years ago, I did not visit Mike Miller’s legendary bar Delilah’s. This punk rock whisky bar celebrated its 20th anniversary on the 29th of August 2013. In collaboration…

The idea behind the Great King Street Experimental Batches is that the customer can vote which one he likes best – this 00-V4 on sherry or the TR-06 on peat – which Compass Box will then bottle for a…

I will end my little line up of Compass Box with one that appeared several years ago. When the Scotch Whisky Association decided that the term Vatted Malt would become illegal as of 23 November 2011 (to…

What can I say? Port Ellen is one of the few whiskies that almost constantly lives up to its cult status. So I was very much looking forward to this one, as only a dozen of bottles were destined for the…

Glen Keith has always been very good to me. The distillery reopened very recently, but whether that new spirit will also be launched as single malt is anyone’s guess. Chivas Brothers play their cards…

The new single cask range from Douglas Laing got the name Old Particular. I love the packaging with the retro touch. The whisky is probably great too, as it is the successor to the Old Malt Cask. I…

A Glencadam of no less than 35 years? Sounds promising. I have only ever had two really old Glencadam, both from 1974. I will be taking my time for this bottling from Douglas Laing.A nicely sweet and…

I have something of a love/hate relationship with Glen Scotia. That might explain why I have only tried twelve so far. Half of those did not meet my expectations and only one (a 1972 by Malts of Scotland…

This Teaninich was distilled in 1991 and put to sleep on a refill sherry butt. Gordon & Macphail cut it to 46% and released it under their well-known Connoisseurs Choice label.The nose starts grassy,…