Distilled 11/12/97 Bottled 13/12/10Upon adding water this went very cloudy. I know this can happen with NCF cask strength but this is the best example of it that I have seen.Aged in two hogsheads for 13…

I was on the Laphroaig website the other week and saw that Cask Strength Batch 006 had been released. So I immediately stuck a couple of bottles in the basket when I saw the Select. I hadn't heard much…

Bruichladdich keep churning out some real quality malts and their standard range are still solid options. This is NAS but the tin looks identical to The Laddie TEN. In fact, I have a bottle of the Laddie…

Following on from the review I did for the DE1995 a few months ago I got a bottle of the '97 because I liked it so much. Batch 4/502. I wish I had the 95 to do a side by side. Mind you, I also wish I had…

Bottled by Speciality Drinks Ltd this is an Islay single malt from an undisclosed distillery. The rumour is Coal Ila but we shall have to wait and see. The colour The nose is smoky, lemon zest, bonfire…

Penderyn is the first Welsh distillery and they produce a good range of quality malts. This expression is stored in ex bourbon and then Oloroso sherry casks.The colour is light Amber Gold. The nose is…

I love that Penderyn bottle at 46%, it really lets the whisky showcase itself. The peated expression is very pale. The malted barley is not actually peated but the peat is imparted by storing the spirit…

Light Amber in colourNose is malty, musty, liquorice root, dried spices, floral, honey, stewed plums, oak, possibly a hint of smokePalate: smooth mouth feel, almost creamy. It has a light pepper bite but…

Signatory Vintage 17 yr 22/09/95 – 01/02/13 Two hogsheadsAllt A Bhainne was a distillery that has not been on my radar for very long if I'm honest. To the extent I actually had to look up how to prono…

Auchentoshan released a range of no age statement whiskies and the Springwood is the entry level expression. As you would expect from Auchentoshan it has been triple matured. This expression has been…