Scotch Whisky reviews

Lochnagar was visited by Queen Victoria in 1848 and promptly granted a Royal Warrant, allowing John Begg, the then owner, to add 'Royal' to the name of his distillery. Today, Royal Lochnagar is owned…

Brackla Distillery is located on the border between Speyside and Highlands, near Cawdor Castle, known for Shakespeare's drama Macbeth. Since 1835, after a visit by King William IV two years before his…

Brackla Distillery is located on the border between Speyside and Highlands, near Cawdor Castle, known for Shakespeare's drama Macbeth. Since 1835, after a visit by King William IV two years before his…

The boys of the Ypres Whisky Friends – who already delighted us with a (teaspooned) Laphroaig and an excellent Annandale – presented their third club bottling on 30 June: a Highland Park – even if it's…

In the Inganess Bay near Orkney you can find the wreck of the Juniata, a ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1918. Despite the damage, the ship – which was then still called the Sprocol – was…

Robert Louis Stevenson published his book 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in 1886 , allegedly written as a result of a nightmare. He only took three days to complete the 141-page book, by the…

Robert Louis Stevenson published his book 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in 1886 , allegedly written as a result of a nightmare. He only took three days to complete the 141-page book, by the…

Belgian bottler Klubb23 selected this cask of Bruichladdich for the Dram Brothers Whisky Society Grand Duchy of Luxembourg... that's a mouthful, right? It contains a young Laddie that matured in a…

An Islay Blended Malt that goes by the name Bessie? That must be a teaspooned Laffie, right? Clearly named after Elizabeth Williamson, who once ran the Laphroaig distillery. From 1954 to 1972 she even…

I was recently a guest at the whisky festival in Toulouse and ran into my French companion Xavier who pressed this sample into my hand. It contains a 28-year-old Laddie that was bottled by the Scotch…