Scotch Whisky reviews

When I told the owner of the place I was odering this dram, he looked at me with a grin and said "Good for you! I'm going to go grab this one for you." He got up from his seat, and walked down to the…

Somewhat surprisingly (to me), this is a heavily-sherried whisky: 60% first-fill sherry cask and 40% refill sherry cask. That's quite a lot of sherry. And you know what? It's delicious with that moderate…

The date stamp is smudged on this so I can't tell what batch it's from. Judging from the packaging it looks like the most recent, so I'm thinking 2012.Nose: Apples. Pears. Honey and vanilla yogurt.…

A good dram with a nice balance of peat and sweet flavours. With water the nose develops with fruit, salted cheese, toffee, caramel, tobacco and increased sweetness. The taste with water becomes toffee…

I am not saying this blended whisky is the greatest, but it is certainly among the best I have had the pleasure of tasting. This whisky has the diversity of ingredients to permit a complex nose and…

Last night I took it upon myself to try a Scottish pub nearby that has quite the selection of Whisky. A huge array. This gem is the Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City, OR. Came for the Whisky, stayed for…

I thought I'd give this a try after hearing good things about it's quality and wishing to see what all the peatheads get worked up about. After trying the quarter cask I can certainly say that heavily…

A personal favourite. The mix of new and old using the solera system really makes this a unique dram. Little too much caramel E150a but it could be worse. I personally found adding water to simply dim…

Nose – A lovely sweet maltiness, fruity aromas of fresh peach, apple and pear with gentle hints of dried apricots and raisins. Rich pine and oak wood. The hint of a distant smouldering fire wafts about…