This OB malt, distilled in 1996, has spent the last part of his aging in ex-Moscatel Casks (Moscatel is a liquorous portuguese wine produced near Setubal).N: initially it seems that a soft smokiness and…

McGibbon's Provenance is the low price collection of Douglas Laing bottlings. This Caol Ila comes from two bourbon casks. N: peaty and smoky notes, really enjoyable. Anyway sweetness is the character…

This whisky, from the most northern distillery in Scotland, is told to be a perfect example of balance and complexity, and in distillery's portfolio it should represent a synthesis between youth (12 and…

This Cragganmore is one of 2010 Diageo Special Releases: the standard 12 yo is known for its elegance and subtlety, let's see what other 9 years of aging in refill american oak casks will bring.N: when…

This 1992 Ardbeg, matured for 12 years in a sherry cask, seems to be one of the best discovery of Collecting Whisky, and should confirm the top level of Silver Seal bottlings. N: huge sherry influence…

A couple of years ago, under the pretext of a conference in Edinburgh about Italian Literature, we bought this Mortlach, our very first bottle of whisky: since then, nothing has ever been the same.It…