Scotch Whisky reviews

The Perth Whisky Club was meeting for the second time this month, on the first Saturday of the month. The meeting was at our standard tasting location: Helvetica Whisky Bar in the CBD.Now I wanted to get…

Nose: Sweet with honey, vanilla and butterscotch. A hint of citrus fruits and barley before the oak.Taste: The sweet theme continues with vanilla and then light spices mixed with the oak.Finish: Dry..…

Thought I would squeeze in some tasting notes before dinner - ambitious, eh? But really, this is driven by my desire to free up the overcrowded whisky-rack and countertop space in my kitchen. It's slowly…

Nose: A rather bizarre nose at first.This one needs time in the glass methinks. whiffs of peat. Some botanicals: pine and salt. A little bit of dried fruit underneath sultanas and plums, not overly sweet…

Nose: A lot of smoke on the nose with a bit of peat , all this mixed with a lot of sweet malt and sugars. Sherry goodness too and quite a bit of it. Sultanas you say? aye. and hints of ripe orange. Some…

A little while ago I reviewed an independent bottling of Ledaig (one of two expressions coming out of Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull). I wish I had saved some so that I could do a side-by-side…

One of my faves; Lagavulin 16 reminds me of a more mature, tamed, more refined and balanced version of its Islay cousin Laphroaig 1/4 Cask -On the nose, Lagavulin is peaty, smokey, with a solid oak…

First, I was torn between the aberlour 18 and the HP18. I've decided to go with HP18 because I've heard so much about this whisky being considered as one of the best whisky out there. Suppose to be very…

I've done a bit of research on this bottle (and others), and I've concluded that I'm quite lucky to live in Taiwan. This country seems to have some of the most competitive whisky prices in the world. The…