Scotch Whisky reviews

If Gardenias are the summer's jewel of flowers, this certainly sits as one of the heavenly crowns of summer whiskies (if not all seasons). Unfortunately, only 270 bottles were released and if there is…

This was a birthday gift from over a year ago, and is the last heel left in the bottle (so it's been open for a very long time). I believe this may be a bottling specific to Ontario, a 12 year old com…

The anCnoc 24 is made at the knockdhu distillery and is a combination of ex-bourbon casks and sherry-treated casks thats not chill-filtered nor coloured. An underrated heaveyweight.Nose a bouquet of…

Though this charming bottle claims American oak aging, it’s all Speyside sweetness on the nose - and with that lovely untamed fruitiness that brings one back to this region, like gooseberries and green…

Seven Wood? Seriously? Yup. Bourbon casks and the following French wine casks: Tronçais, Allier, Jupilles, Les Bertranges, Vosges and Limousin. Oh, boy, I hope this turns out ok…Well, this nose is cer…

The new 18 Year Old from Jura matured on ex bourbon casks and was ‘enriched’ (at least according to the label) with red wine casks. That makes if quite different from the previous Jura 18, which was…

This Isle of Jura 12 Year Old is supposed to make us forget about the 10. I wonder why the 10 was then repackaged as well, but that’s just me. Anyway, this one matured in bourbon barrels and was finished…

Isle of Jura has revamped their core range, which now consists of: Journey, 10, 12 and 18 Year Old and the Seven Wood. This 10 Year Old already existed, of course. The composition remained the same:…

When Jan Vissers selects a cask, you can buy blind. As soon as Jan announced that he had bottled a first fill sherry hogshead of Glenlivet 2007 from the stables of Signatory – at a whopping 67.0% ABV no…

I bought my first Springbank, a 10 year old, a little over a year ago. I purchased it based on nought but its Internet reputation and a seal of approval from the inimitable Ralfy. I was not disappointed…