This BenRiach was bottled by the new Belgian players Double-V for an equally new Belgian player Klubb23. Funny. It matured for 7 years on a bourbon cask from Koval, that small craft distillery in Chicago…

An older bottling from Douglas Laing in their popular Old Particular series. BenRiach supplied the malt. Distilled in August 2008 and bottled in August 2018, so ten years old.Blood oranges, nectarines…

The Meadowside Blending Company releases their own ranges under the labels ‘The Maltman’ and ‘The Grainman’. This 32 year old Benrinnes was distilled in the year I came of age and was bottled last year…

I confess, I have a soft spot for the Diageo Special Releases, even more so in these last few years. Because of some more disposable income, I can afford one of those now and again. But I did not buy…

The Single Cask Seasons is a special series by Signatory Vintage. This is their ‘spring 2020’ release, a 15 years old Benrinnes that was finished on a sherry butt. It was bottled especially for the…

Na Bràithrean (say ‘na-brah-rin’) means ‘the brothers’ in Gaelic. You’ve guessed it: this new independent bottler was founded in 2019 by two brother: Andy and Brendan. But they take it to the next level…

Na Bràithrean (say ‘na-brah-rin’) means ‘the brothers’ in Gaelic. You’ve guessed it: this new independent bottler was founded in 2019 by two brother: Andy and Brendan. But they take it to the next level…

Best of Whiskies – an online shop in The Netherlands – from time to time also bottles under the banner The Duchess. You may remember the Shieldmaidens series. They have now started the so-called Game &…

Loch Fyne Whiskies is a Scottish retailer in Inveraray, that also has a shop – albeit a small one – in Cockburn Street in the capital. They regularly bottle casks exclusively for their shops. In my glass…

This is a very young Ben Nevis, bottled by Duncan Taylor in their famous Dimensions series. It’ s a single sherry cask from which they have drawn only 85 bottles, exclusive for the Dutch shop Bams.Fruity…