This is in fact my very first Tomintoul. So I have no point of reference. Just so you know. Might even be a good thing. Tomintoul is a lesser known distillery in Speyside, founded in 1964. They produced…

David Stirk selected this cask for his Exclusive Malts range, you know, the one with the bird on the label that has absolutely nothing to do with the whisky. The range consists of single casks at cask…

And independent Laffie from a sherry cask, what will that be like? Bottled by Jack Wiebers. This whisky, of which 300 bottles were produced in 2006, is a 10 Year Old Laphroaig at cask strength. The nose…

The independent bottler A.D. Rattray (previously Dewar Rattray) bottled part of a sherry butt (where did the rest go, I wonder?) that was filled with Laphroaig spirit on 23 March 1998. At what strength…

Archives, the Whiskybase shop’s label, launched its Second Release, consisting of an 11 Year Old Highland Park as well as this 13 Year Old Laphroaig. Just as with the HP, the label here says 13 ½ Year…

I just cannot get enough of Caol Ila. I have said it before and I will gladly repeat it: Caol Ila is one of the most underrated Islay malts, always in the shadow of the Kildalton Trio. Unwarranted, as…

A young Caol Ila at a cask strength of no less than 59,9%? That surely must give fireworks. It was bottled in the Signatory Cask Strength Collection, in one of those beautiful decanters that grandma uses…

The distillery celebrated its 175th birthday in 2011 and released a special bottle for the occassion, a vatting of 18 different sherry casks, three from each decennium that could still be found in the…

In all honesty, I had not yet heard of the Heritage, but saw the bottle in the cabinet while visiting the Belgian Filliers Distillery. I was able to convince the owner to sell the remainder of the bottle…

The German bottler Malts of Scotland came up with a rather brilliant idea. Exclusive whiskies are not attainable for all because of the high price tag, so why not produce half bottles of 35cl? The ‘An…