I was already quite impressed with the previous club bottling from the sympathetic whisky aficionados from Halle (Belgium), a Glenrothes 1998. For their second club bottling the guys and gals from Mal…

The Glenmorangie Traditional was launched for duty free in a 2005, in a liter bottle, non chillfiltered and uncut. There are two types of packaging, but that is of little importance. As far as I can tell…

The Private Collection from Glenmorangie consists of the Sonnalta Px (hard to find these days), the Finealta and the Artein. This month, the fourth has arrived: the Ealanta (which is Gaelic for elegant…

OK, the official bottlings have been tasted, time for some Indies. Let us start with a 17 Year Old single cask Glen Grent from A.D. Rattray.The nose is alive and kicking and very aromatic on pears,…

The Glen Grant 10 Year Old is not much more expensive than the Major’s Reserve, but is still an entry level malt. It matured on bourboncasks as well, but was then recasked for a final period of a year…

Gruppo Campari, who own the Glen Grant distillery (they bought it from Chivas Brothers in 2005), launched the Glen Grant 16 Year Old in 2009. It has been praised by many as the best in their current…

The Angel’s Choice-series from Malts of Scotland consists of half bottles (35cl that is), filled with exceptional whiskies that would otherwise be too expensive. Well, this baby is already 130 EUR, but…

When Irishman Raymond Armstrong took over the Bladnoch distillery, he could not bottle immediately. To get the cash flowing he bought casks from other distilleries, launched a forum for whiskylovers and…

This 25 Year Old Glen Grant (poured from a screwcapped 750ml bottle) was put to market a few decades ago by the oldest bottler in Scotland, Gordon & Macphail. I wonder if it can stand the test of comp…

Specialty Drinks is the company from Sikhinder Singh, who is better known as the wealthy owner of the The Whisky Exchange, a beautiful whisky shop in London. This 31 Year Old Glen Grant from 1969 on…