After the blended malt Smooth Gentleman, I immediately tried this Weymiss Toffee Apples. This is not a blended malt, but a single cask of a well-known distillery. Weymiss doesn’t put the name of the…

Caol Ila is the largest distillery on the island of Islay, situated on the coast with a nice view of Jura on the other side of the Sound of Islay. The warehouses, three levels high, are filled with the…

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head-to-head, even though they are pretty different. The first one is the 15 Year Old from the Flora & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a…

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head to head, even though they are pretty different. First I tried the 15 Year Old from the Flore & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very…

The Glenglassaugh Distillery was originally built in 1875 and produced a fruity whisky that was mostly used for blends like The Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark – until, in November 1986, the distillery…

Besides the Hazelburn 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium I also tried this official release of the Hazelburn 12 Year Old. It was not a fair battle. This four hear older whisky is more robust, fuller and…

Today – despite the heat, but I’m well protected in my subbasement study – I’ll try to Campbeltowners head to head. Both are from the Springbank distillery: the 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium against…

Ancient Age Distilling is actually a part of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, the oldest distillery in the States. It started around 1770, albeit under different names. Apart from this Ancient Age, they…

The Auld Stag? Never knew there were deer in Egypt, but then they did build pyramids so I guess anything is possible… On the label of this Egyptian blend – claimed to be the best blend available in Egypt…

You are probably aware that the indie Malts of Scotland releases only single casks at cask strength. With one or two exceptions in my book, they are always exquisite casks. This one is no exception,…