Ah, again a so-called ‘bastard malt’ of which no one can (or will) tel lus what is in the bottle. It is bottled by the Vintage Malt Whisky Compnay, also known of the Cooper’s Choice, Finlaggan, Tantallan…

This Classic of Islay was distilled in 1972 and bottled by former German record-producer-turned-independent-bottler Jack Wieber in 2007. It is a sherry cask at a cask strength of 58,1%.On the nose, the…

I tried this Black Bottle 10 Year Old at Expensivevino’s place last summer and was allowed to bring home a sample for retasting. This seems as good an occasion as any, during my ‘Peaty Party’ – two full…

I can never get past the Black Bottle booth at the our local Whiskyfestival. After all, they offer two bottles for less than 40 EUR. A good deal. Amazingly, I am already at the end of my second bottle…

Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis, a Belgian retailer, recently held an open day, presenting an exclusive world premiere: his own bottling of this 25 Year Old Blair Athol. It is a distillery that does not get bottled…

Norrie Campbell was Islay’s last traditional peat cutter. To honor him, Jim McEwan put this Laddie 3D3 together. The name 3D3 has special meaning: 3 ages, 3 types of casks and 3 levels of peat. This is…

This Laddie was simply labeled ‘Peat’, so it does not warrant further explanation, I think.The nose is, in all honesty, very simply. Peat (obviously, would be a bit ridiculous otherwise), citrus and…

Okay, time for the more serious peatjob. This Octomore (my first!), which is distilled at Bruichladdich (the plans to rebuild the Octomore distillery have been postponed until further notice), is only…

This Bruichladdich was bottled by Alchemist (actually Alc-Hem-Ist, but what the heck), the company run by Gordon Wright, whose family owns Springbank. Wright, together with Mark Reynier and Simon Coug…

Ardbeg hardly needs an introduction (especially the last decade since Glenmorangie PLC has been promoting the brand in nifty marketing campagnes) and I’ve tasted several expressions already, but not too…