The most famous and probably oldest independent bottler, from Elgin, Gordon & Macphail, have released quite a few Imperial. This one was bottled almost ten years ago and bottled under their RESERVE label…

My second Imperial is another one from the Dutch Archives label. Imperials is, by the way, the only distillery owned by Chivas brothers that is still closed, now that is has been officially confirmed…

This is the first Glenrothes to be bottled by the Dutch label Archives. It was distilled on 6 June 1988 and bottled on 4 January 2012. It is very pale, indicating a rather inactive ex sherry cask.The…

This Littlemill can no longer be found. It was distilled on 8 May 1975 and bottled at cask strength in September 1993 by Signatory Vintage, in one of their famous dumpy bottles. The nose is grassy and…

I am not sure what the boys from Whiskybase are thinking, but their Third Release is literally a limited release. They only brought 48 bottles of the 23 Year Old Lowlander to the market. Last winter I…

I tried my First Bladnoch only two months ago. It was a 21yo from 1990, bottled by Malts of Scotland. I loved it. A month later, I was part of a select group of whisky aficionados that was invited to…

In the newest release from Archives, the bottlings from Whiskybase, you will also find a Longmorn. It matured for 19 years on a bourbon cask and was bottled at 48,5% ABV. Only 60 bottles. Where is the…

Whisky Import Nederland already bottled some beauties in their First Cask series. I remember a fantastic Highland Park 11 Year Old, a stunning Bunna 20 Year Old in the disguise of the Isle of Islay and…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottled this 21 Year Old Longmorn at cask strength, from a refill sherry butt, that was put to sleep in December 1989. The description says A Balm for the Soul. That sounds…

Today I am putting two similar BenRiach together, both with a Virgin American Oak finish, meaning they were first matured on ex-bourbon casks and then re-casked into new wood from the States. I started…