For my 20th encounter with Macduff, let’s stick with Wilson & Morgan, but go back in time a bit, for this one was distilled when yours truly was only 8 years old and it was bottled when I turned 26. I…

Judging by the color, this was a very active sherry cask. Ah, yes, first fill. This young Macduff was bottled by the Italian company Wilson & Morgan at 100 Proof, which translates into 57.1% ABV.I re…

Macduff is a rather young distillery, founded only in 1962. It was purpose-built to produce malt for the ever rising demand for blends at the time. William Lawson’s is one of their biggest customers. But…

Look, Mortlach is the kind of malt that I will always try and if it has this fantastic color – thanks to the finish on a sherry casks – then I am unstoppable. The Beast of Dufftown, bottled at a hefty…

Another one of these malts in G&M’s Discovery Range, worth exploring (see what I did there?). Judging by the color, it was quite an active sherry cask.Dark & sweet nose on mokatine, baked banana, vanilla…

When I look at the color of this Mannochmore, I am immediately reminded of the infamous Loch Dhu whisky from the same distillery. But luckily that’s where the comparison ends, for this is quite different…

This Raw Cask bottling from Blackadder is already a bit older, but thanks to my buddy Manny from the Netherlands I was able to put it on the lips. It is a Clynelish distilled in 1996 and aged on a sherry…

Han Solo would say 'Didn't we just leave this party?', because the 8th release of the girls and boys of BYOB-C in the series Mobsters on Mopeds was also a Clynelish. Then it was christened ‘Unleash the…

The newest releases from The Whisky Mercenary are bottled in the so-called Draconological Series. This one has another of those funny dragon cartoons on the label and is dubbed Draco Islayensis. Who…

The newest releases from The Whisky Mercenary are bottled in the so-called Draconological Series. WTF is that? LOL. The labels show a nice cartoon of a dragon. Anyway, Jürgen has good taste, that’s for…