Scotch Whisky reviews

For a novice drinker who is starting to develope a taste for whiskey, I have to say that Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban suits quite well. Smooth and mellow and not a strong impact on the nose. Feel just right…

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…

This older bottling of the Glen Grant 10 Year Old, in a small rectangular bottle, was released in the 80s of last century (that has a weird ring to it, no?) for the Italian market, where this brand…

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…

To celebrate the 170th birthday of the distillery in August 2010 no less than 17.000 bottles of this special edition were released. It is non-chill filtered, non-coloured and a marriage of some exclusive…

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…

The Angel’s Choice-series from Malts of Scotland consists of half bottles (35cl that is), filled with exceptional whiskies that would otherwise be too expensive. Well, this baby is already 130 EUR, but…

The city of Tobermory is the capital of the Isle of Mull - but did you know that it was originally called Ledaig? It was also the original name of the distillery we now know as...Tobermory. Much like…

When Irishman Raymond Armstrong took over the Bladnoch distillery, he could not bottle immediately. To get the cash flowing he bought casks from other distilleries, launched a forum for whiskylovers and…

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,…