The Beast of Dufftown under a full moon becomes 'The Moonlit Beast'. Although we know Mortlach mainly because of its umami character and mostly sherry maturation, this one is special because it held…

This may be spring in the glass, because the release was called 'The Spring Stallion'. This Highlander was matured in both American oak and European refill barrels. Would the horse be in the stables of…

The Singleton of Glendullan was in the recent past only available in the States. We were first introduced to this malt in the Game of Thrones series' 'House Tully' release. But now he also makes his…

'The Scarlet Blossoms of Black Rock' – who comes up with that? Sounds almost like the title of a Tintin album. This Cardhu from the Speyside matured for 14 years in refill American oak before under…

The advantage as well as disadvantage of tasting as much as I do is that I often think I have a series ready for publication, but by the time I am ready to put the notes online, a new release will appear…

To end in style with this series of Ledaig, we’ll try this 33 years old from Dearly Beloved’s year of birth. I tried this malt before during one of Michiel Wigman’s and Jeroen Koetsier’s fabulous tast…

The new entry level range from G&M was dubbed Discovery. This Ledaig, the peated version of Tobermory, appeared in this series in 2018. It’s a mix of both bourbon and sherry casks and was bottled at…

The ninth and final Ledaig from the Connoisseurs Choice series is offered in new livery. Also, it belongs in the sub-category ‘Wood Finished’. This one matured on Refill Sherry Hogsheads, but then got…

I recently was offered the possibility to try no less than nine Ledaig from Gordon & Macphail’s Connoisseurs Choice head-to-head, all distilled between 1990 and 2004 and bottled between 2011 and 2017.…

I recently was offered the possibility to try no less than nine Ledaig from Gordon & Macphail’s Connoisseurs Choice head-to-head, all distilled between 1990 and 2004 and bottled between 2011 and 2017.…