I have tried quite a few Caperdonich 1972 and they are all amazing. This bottling from Duncan Taylor, under their Rare Auld banner, was bottled for Belgian company The Nectar. It too is an amazing Caper…

I got this bottle as a gift from a colleague that came in late the day after a personnel party at which she let her hair down a bit too heavily. It was her way of apologizing and I gladly accepted. In…

Did you know that Caperdonich was originally named Glen Grant No 2? Anyway, this Gordon & Macphail bottling, at cask strength as is custom under the Reserve label, was released to the Dutch market at 57%…

Balmenach does not have any official bottlings (bar the Flora & Fauna) and is only bottled by Deerstalker. There is a 10 and 12 year old, but we are lucky enough to try the 18 year old. It matured on a…

Deerstalker is a Scottish bottler from Glasgow that only offers three single malts: Allt-a-Bhaine (12yo), Balmenach (10, 12 & 18yo) and Braeval (10 & 15yo). Originally it was a wine and spirit merchant…

To celebrate their 100th anniversary in 1995, the Elgin based bottler Gordon & Macphail released a couple of whiskies under the Centenary Reserve label. I have tried the Mortlach 1984, the Caol Ila 1966…

This old Balblair was bottled in 2004, long before the distillery started releasing their so-called vintages. This one came from refill sherry butts. It is the oldest Balblair I have tried to date,…

This Balblair was also bottled by Gordon & Macphail, exclusively for the Whiskyshop Dufftown. Only 266 bottles were available.A nice sweet nose with all kinds of dark fruits, both juicy and dried. Then…

Have you seen the film The Angel’s Share? Then you have seen images of this Highland distillery. It is an odd one out as it does not use age statements on the label, but uses vintages. The current range…

The Antiquary 12 Year Old is bottled in a rather odd and old looking bottle, but that is hardly relevant. It is produced by Tomatin and thus contains this single malt as signature. But also other High…