Grand Old Parr is a blend marketed by Diageo. It was named after the Brit Thomas Parr who lived to be a 152 years, according to legend. Born in 1483 and interred in London (where you can still visit his…

Johnnie Walker is still the best selling brand in the world. It sells more bottles than all the single malts put together. Hence it is Diageo’s golden goose. But the Red Label is hardly a good blend.…

Black Bull is een blend containing grain and malt in equal mesure, fifty-fifty. What makes Black Bull so special is the fact that both the grain and malt whisky were put together after distillation in…

Feis Ile, the whisky festival on Islay, is world famous and attracts thousands of visitors every year. Lesser known, but equally fun (I have been told) is the Spirit of Speyside Festival. For the 2013…

You all know them, these bottles of scotch available in supermarkets, literally on the bottom shelf and available for around 10 to 15 EUR. Surely this cannot be good whisky. Or can it? I often say there…

Among the barley fields of Aberdeenshire lies Old Meldrum, a small town which John and Alexander Manson found ideal to built their distillery in, in 1797. Glen Garioch (say ‘glen geerie’) was purchased…

Glenfiddich’s Cask of Dreams is a marriage of several American Oak and Virgin Oak casks that toured the States to be signed by fans of the brand. By the time the 11 casks were returned to Scotland for…

Another sample from that festival in Belgium, this time around a 23 Year Old Glen Garioch that was bottled by the famous Italian label Samaroli, released only very recently.The nose is very clean. Grain…

Introducing Glenfiddich would be somewhat silly, no? It is only one of the best known whiskies in the world. So let us get straight down to tasting this 21 Year Old. After maturing for over two decades…

I got me this sample at a festival in Belgium and was flabbergasted with the color of the whisky. From a distance it looks a bit dirty and green water from a swamp. WFT? This, I gotta try, if only to…