I've been dying to do a side-by-side of the 12 Year Old and the Amber. And hey - now's as good a time as any!My understanding is that the age statement Sherry Oak whiskies are being phased out (everyw…

Our next contestant comes from Rick No. L-5, Barrel No. 14-1241 and was bottled on March 18 2014.The colour is a rich coppery gold - pretty much identical to the last Single Barrel. On the nose, the…

The Birnie Moss is very important in terms of the history of BenRiach because it is the first to be wholly distilled and produced under the stewardship of the new owners (who took over in 2004) and…

The colour is a deep copper. On the nose, an excellent intertwining of peat and port - no surprise but it is nice! Pencil shavings, herbal (mint and sage), lots of sea salt. Wet smoke at the campfire.…

The whisky from this cask was distilled on May 18 1993 and matured for 19 years in a refill hogshead, which yielded 228 bottles.The colour is a deep orange gold. On the nose, very fruity (apples and…

Like many of the lower profile Scottish distilleries, this one has had a very troubled past. Quite small (100,000L / year), it was founded by Thomas and James McClelland in 1817 on the Bladnoch River.…

It's the final weekend of my home vacation, so I thought I'd go through some samples and do some comparisons. First off, we have two Benromachs. This distillery (founded in 1898) is currently owned by…

This interesting bottling features malt distilled in 2004, matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and sherry casks (for I think five years?), then finished for 18 months in Sassicaia wine casks from…

Last year I went to a Jim McEwan Bruichladdich tasting (advertised as a "retirement" tasting - the second "retirement" tasting of his that I've been to - and like that one, he again announced no inten…

Happy Canada Day! And so, to round out our five part series, we have a very rare treat here. This is a blended Canadian whisky by Duncan Harwood & Co., a now defunct Vancouver distillery. The tax stamp…