Scotch Whisky reviews

Like many other producers it would seem tha Kilchoman were waiting in the wings shortly after the SWA broadened the range of casks allowed for maturation (Tequila, Mezcal, Calvados & others). This single…

*Another sample graciously provided by a fellow ConnosrI believe this expression was launched in 2016 to replace a 30 year old core range bottle, this was before the rebrand. Matured in a mix of Bourbon…

From a sample generously provided by a fellow ConnosrThis was a special release to commemorate the 185th anniversary of this family owned distillery, purpoted to contain a vatting of casks going as far…

My first experience with Balvenie was a bottle of their single cask series, back in 2011, the first year of my whisky journey. I bought one for my uncle after reading about it or hearing about it on a…

Yet another greatly received sample from @Wierdo that I've been sitting on for far too long. Gotta say I love the look of the full bottle! This review is neat with the dram having been breathing for…

This was a bottling by IB's James Eadie for Royal Mile Whiskies. 15 years old and finished for 13 months in a refill amontillado sherry cask made of European oak. No info. on the casks of the prior…

I just poured a wee dram of this old blend to whet my whistle, as it were, before attempting a review on a malt. So, why not warm up my reviewing skills while I'm at it and do this lovely old bottle…

This Tullibardine is only 5 years old and is also at a cask strength of almost 66%. WTF!? Young and hot, right? Sounds like the title of a second-rate erotic station novel. Belgian bottler Brachadair…

It's been way too long since I tasted anything of this great Belgian bottler, but when I met him at Maltclan, Patrick filled some sample bottles for me with a lot of gusto. One of them contained this 10…

In September 2022 I visited – together with Dearly Beloved and my buddy Manny – this grain distillery. Well, we weren't allowed to go beyond the entrance to take some pictures, but still. That makes…