Did I tell you I have never been disappointed with a Caol Ila? This is not the first for Malts of Scotland. In fact, they have bottled quite a few. There was a wonderful 33 Year Old in their spring…

I got this sample from my buddy Jan VC, who visited the distillery and filled his bottle in the tasting room (I also got a sample of the Hazelburn, Longrow and Kilkerran Tasting Room and will try them…

Besides the Cooley I just tried, Thosop also released a Speysider. This Aberlour is no less than 27 years old. Hence it will take a 140 EUR bite out of your whisky budget.The nose is creamy and very…

As the label claims, this Aberlour was finished on specially selected sherry cast, after the initial maturation period on traditional bourbon casks.The nose is warm, sweet and dark. Some raisins, tang…

Cooley is the Irish distillery were classics such as Locke’s, Tyrconnel, Greenore, Kilbeggan and the peated Connemara are distilled. Thosop is the label of ex-Malt Maniac Luc Timmermans, currently run…

I only recently got to know Tomintoul, early 2012, and immediately became a fan, especially of the older distillates from 1967 and 1969. Like this one: a 42 Year Old Tomintoul from 1969. Will he be able…

In the range Romantique, with truly magnificent labels, the German Indie The Whisky Agency bottled quite a few gems. One of those is this 23 Year Old Isle of Jura, which is surprisingly dark for a bou…

In 2011, a few days shy of Christmas, Isle of Jura launched a special release of their new 12 Year Old Elexir, bottled at 40% ABV and sold in 350ml bottles, exclusively through the British Sainsbury…

The current version of the 21 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV, but I got a sample from an older bottling, still at 40%. There is even a bottling at 43% out there. Looks like Jura has been playing around…

I am finishing up this row of Jura with two so-called Boutique Barrels. I tasted the 11 Year Old Heavy Peat XU finish several months ago and enjoyed that very much. Today, I am putting the Sherry Finish…