My co-worker Jan brought me this 1 litre bottle in the tax free shop when returning from Spain. I was looking forward to this, after having tried the (discontinued) 12 Year Old French Oak Finish version…

This was my third and final Bowmore (after the 12 year old and - very impressive - 15 year old Darkest): the 18 Year Old.Since Bowmore is not a peatmonster (unlike several other Islay malts), the peat…

After having tried the Bowmore 12 Year Old, I was a fan of the label. So I had to try the 15 year old, Darkest (sherry cask finished). The nose was peaty, but not overly so, but you could smell almonds…

Had a tasting with several friends last night and decided to give the Bowmore range a go. We tried the 12 Year Old first.The nose is filled with peat (obviously), but also citrus and some honey. My…

The Glenlivet: 'the Single Malt that started it all'. That's how Glenlivet promotes it's Scotch.And I'm sure they have a right to do so, especially when I nosed my Glenlivet 12 Year Old French Oak Finish…

After the Wild Turkey 8 year old and Four Roses, this was my third trip to the States - whiskey-wise. Jack Daniel's is without a doubt the best known (and best-selling) brand of American Whiskey. The…

I recently wrote a review of the - surprisingly good - Clontarf Single Malt.Tonight, I tasted the Reserve, which is a blend of 80% of the single mail and 20% grain whiskies.The single malt is matured in…

This Clontarf Single Malt (with no age stated) is listed in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible under Bushmills, where it is being distilled since 2003 (before that, it was produced at Cooley's). It's pale straw…

I have four bottles of the Bushmills range in my cabinet, but so far only tasted the Single Malt 10 Year Old. Today, I tried the Black Bush. Black Bush is not a single malt, but a blend of single malt…

This was my first try of any of the Glenmorangie range after having read up on it. This is the second best selling whisky of Scotland, so it must be d(r)amn good, right?I had the 10 year old from before…