Scotch Whisky reviews

Gruppo Campari, who own the Glen Grant distillery (they bought it from Chivas Brothers in 2005), launched the Glen Grant 16 Year Old in 2009. It has been praised by many as the best in their current…

So I've been enjoying this very sexy whisky advent calender from Master of Malt. My wife bought it for my Christmas present after receiving the very subtle hint from me when I sent her the email adver…

My first review ever:Nose: The first time I smelled this great dram, it instantly reminded me of a visit to Malaga a couple of years ago. The local drink in Malaga is "Malaga Dulce". And I love Malaga…

Nose: Kaboom - that's fresh. Loads of citrus fruits and barley. Maybe just a hint of some smoke.Taste: Fresh and fruity with some real zing. Great interaction between the grain and barley. There's some…

OK, the official bottlings have been tasted, time for some Indies. Let us start with a 17 Year Old single cask Glen Grent from A.D. Rattray.The nose is alive and kicking and very aromatic on pears,…

This 25 Year Old Glen Grant (poured from a screwcapped 750ml bottle) was put to market a few decades ago by the oldest bottler in Scotland, Gordon & Macphail. I wonder if it can stand the test of comp…

The Glen Grant 10 Year Old is not much more expensive than the Major’s Reserve, but is still an entry level malt. It matured on bourboncasks as well, but was then recasked for a final period of a year…

Whisky Import Nederland has been bottling single casks at cask strength for a couple of years under their First Cask label. In that range, this Glen Grant 1985 was released, a 23 Year Old matured on…

The German bottler The Whisky Agency makes his labels little works of art. This Glen Grant from 1972 in the series Grotesque Crocs was released in 2011, making it a 38 Year Old. Let us see if the cont…

A very collectable and very pleasant dram created by inclement weather and quick thinking. Severe snow storms caused the roof of a Glenfiddich warehouse to collapse. The surviving casks were pulled…