The story of Brora & Clynelish has been explained before. The first whisky is almost legendary, the second highly praised by many connoisseurs. So this week I will try a couple of Clynelish and Brora.…

I have had my share of Wilson & Morgan bottlings, with their emphasis on Islay, but this is the first Port Ellen from their stables that I try. Aiming high with a 30 Year Old that was brought to the…

There is not a lot of information to be found about Matthew D Forrest. It would seem it was a bottler that operated in Japan. Some sources say the man was born on 28 October 1939 and passed away at the…

This Isle of Jura 21 Year Old was launched to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the distillery. It matured on sherry casks from the Gonzales Byass bodega (which is also often used for Dalmore). Accor…

Exactly one year ago, I tried the Jura 12 Elixir, bottled for Sainsbury at 40% and presented in half bottles of 35cl. When a worldwide release came only six months later, the ABV was upped to 46%. Well…

This 9th release from 2009 was one of the last official Port Ellen that was released with a somewhat normal price tag at the start. But that does not mean you can still find it at said price, of course…

My German buddy Heiko brought this buddy as a gift from the duty free. The Isle of Jura 16 Year Old got nicknamed Diuriach’s Own, referring to the inhabitants of the island. This 16 Year Old has a weird…

Brora is almost legendary, rivaled for cult status only by Port Ellen. So I feel privileged to put two Brora samples H2H today. I will start with this rather pale 19 Year Old Brora, that was bottled by…

Official Port Ellen is fast becoming unaffordable. Hence I count myself lucky to have so many whisky buddies who are willing to share. I once had a bottle of the 7th Release, but that is long gone. Today…

Single Malts of Scotland is a series brought to market by Sukhinder Singh, the owner of the popular The Whisky Exchange. This Clynelish 1972 already appeared in 2007, much to the joy of many whisky…