I was recently given a mysterious sample with the request of tasting it. It comes from a bottling for Sweden from The Whiskyman. Some research taught me that is was bottled for Viking Line, the Swedish…

This Teanininch is terra incognita for both Malts of Scotland and myself. There is a first time for everything, eh? Whether it is wise for me to taste a 39 Year Old as my first is debatable, but I will…

Boy, the kids at Malts of Scotland really got it into their heads to bottle new (to them) stuff this time around. After the Teaninich and Fettercairn, they now also launch there very first malt from the…

The other Islay release in the youngest series from Malts of Scotland is a 13 Year Old Laphroaig that matured on a sherry cask. Their 18th Laffie already, five of those from a sherry cask. A pretty sure…

KAA Gent, the local football club in my neck of the woods, is currently having a terrible season. But if they win, we can celebrate with this whisky, if they lose… well, we can still take a good swig.…

Sketch the Soul! This is the name of the artwork on the label, from the American fantasy and metal artist Tony Koehl. This bottling is the first in a series of three by David Stirk’s Creative Whisky…

David Stirk recently gave his range a completely new look. Packaging is part of the deal, after all. This Mortlach was released in 2010 under the Exclusive Casks label, meaning it got a finish on a…

To celebrate their 100th anniversary, Gordon & Macphail bottled a couple of whiskies in 1995 under their Centenary Reserve label. I already tried their magnificent Caol Ila from 1966. This is a Mortlach…