The 1263 from the name of this Dalmore refers to the year in which the Clan MacKenzie (later owners of the land on which the distillery was built) saved King Alexander III from being killed by a wild…

At a local whisky festival I spotted a bottle of Mortlach that just screamed to be picked up. It was not just the price tag of 55 EUR for a 2cl dram. The fact that the label sported 1936 in large print…

The Whiskyman keeps going with his rock & roll labels. After the ‘Peat Fighting Man’, here comes ‘See me, Drink me’. For those still in doubt, Ardmore 1992 is stunning. I have only tasted four so far,…

The Old Pulteney 17 Year Old is quite a step up from their entry level version, the 12 Year Old. It will also cost you more than double. On the nose, it is a lot sweeter with loads of fruit: Pink Ladies…

The distillery Pulteney, which can be found in the grey harbour town of Wick in the high north of the Highlands at a proverbial stone’s throw from Orkney, released two special bottlings for the world…

Until recently this Old Pulteney was the oldest in the range. On 1 November 2012 the beautifully packaged (but sadly un-tasted as yet) 40 Year Old was launched. That one will cost you around 2.000 EUR…

I tasted this entry level Old Pulteney almost two years ago, but since I will be trying a whole range of the whisky from Wick this week, I felt it smart to return to this 12 year Old first.The nose is…

The distillery Pulteney, which can be found in the grey harbour town of Wick in the high north of the Highlands at a proverbial stone’s throw from Orkney, released two special bottlings for the world…

The best whisky in the world! No less than 97.5 points. Well, in 2012. According to Jim Murray. Could it be? I doubt it, but you never know. We will take our time for this one. It is a mix of bourbon and…

On the Facebook ‘Whisky Bloggers’ the idea of a Flash Mob arose to publish the very same tasting note on the same date. The date, 17th March, made us decide to go for an Irish whiskey. I even turned it…