Scotch Whisky reviews

The Ultimate is a series by Han and Maurice Van Wees, well known gents in the Dutch whisky community. They started in 1994 from their HQ in Amersfoort. All their bottlings are single casks at either 46%…

I first tasted this at a local whiskyfestival. I was not overly impressed, but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and took a sample home. This Dalmore was finished on Mucastel and Cabernet Sau…

A friend suggested Dewar’s Aberfeldy 18 Years Old. If you have tried it, I’d like to know what you think.

Nose: considering the whiskys massive strength of alcohol the nose has little burn, very nice notes of sherry (pudding, plumb and raisins) some notes of rich butterscotch and dark honey as well as some…

The 1263 from the name of this Dalmore refers to the year in which the Clan MacKenzie (later owners of the land on which the distillery was built) saved King Alexander III from being killed by a wild…

Nose: seaside notes of salt and seaweed, medicinal and iodine notes as well. The peat and smoke is quite large but isn't very powerful. Large underlying notes of malted barley and cereal. Palate: Has a…

At a local whisky festival I spotted a bottle of Mortlach that just screamed to be picked up. It was not just the price tag of 55 EUR for a 2cl dram. The fact that the label sported 1936 in large print…

“There are horrors beyond life's edge that we do not suspect, and once in a while man's evil prying calls them just within our range.” --HP Lovecraft, The Thing on the Doorstep (one of the few modern…