I tasted this blind and only afterwards found out which whisky I had tried. But it was clearly peaty, so I figured (correctly) that it was from Islay. It had a light body with fat tears.The nose was…

Pittyvaich is one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland, built in 1975 by Arthur Bell & Sons. Shortly after it came into possession of UDV. Pittyvaich was a rather modern and high-tech distillery. The…

Chivas Brothers already owned Strathisla Distillery and built Glen Keith – literally – across the street, on the site of an old corn mill, between 1957 and 1960. Initially equipped with three stills for…

The bottle clearly states that it's a Speysider of the St Andrews Distillery, but I cannot find any info on it. There is a St Andrews Glen in Scotland, so I guess that's where it originates from. There…

This Glenlossie was bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd, an indie. It's from the 'Berry’s own selection’ range, a cask strength from cask 7061. The Glenlossie distillery was founded near Elgin in 1876. In 1971…

This cask strength Bowmore got a Bordeaux wine finish, giving it a somewhat red sheen in the glass. It's only slighty peaty and reminds me somehow of bacon. The smoked meat dominates the nose and the…

There was much hype over the release of this Belgian spirit called 'Duvel Distilled' last December. Collectors purchased bottles of 50cl for ten times it's release price of 30 EUR (one bottle even sold…

This Bowmore Legend did not get an age stetement, but the resounding name 'Legend' makes your expectations rise. But to no avail, I'm afraid.You would expect some peat, obviously, cause this is Islay…

This pale gold dram is very creamy and the legs in the glass are stunning. A good sign.The nose is deliciously complex. After the initial peat is a whole scala of dark fruits (berries, prumes), a touch…

This is another cask strength Bowmore, this time with a finish on port pipes. It gives the dram a wonderful dark color. It takes a while for the legs to appear in the glass, but that's not really a big…