Scotch Whisky reviews

I love Macallan 12. Love it. Goes so well neat, with a splash or on the rocks. My everyday go-to if im at a bar or restaurant.Picked up a bottle of the 15 last week and wasn't feeling it. Mind you, it's…

Opened this baby up on NYE. Have had a chance to play with it a bit, so I thought I would post my notes. First off, let's talk price. Old Pulteney is expensive in my neck of the USA. The 17, a fine dram…

Nose: Takes a bit of warming in the hand to get this one to open up. When it does you get canned pears, lightly spiced, baked apples and pickled ginger. Lots of malt. Some sherry... perhaps not the…

I've yet to taste another dram that's taste can be so perfectly attributed to one food, an orange creamsicle. This dram is extremely complex and needs a fair amount of time to develop in the glass.…

nose: a lot of sherry and honey, dried fruits, reminds the smell of a christmas cake, very sweet.taste: honey, brown sugar, dark caramel, hints of rock melon, good maltiness.finish: gently warming,…

Last night, I got off work and decided to head to Paddy's, a bar in Portland with a large selection that serves it's Whisky in a proper nosing glass. A huge plus. Having come to a place in my walk with…

If you read my last review, of Bunnahbhain 12, this dram followed that one. Sitting at an extensive bar, tasting new things... what an awesome night. So I was talking to the bartender and told him that…

Nose: Wow! I feel naughty... hints of cigarette smoke!! Peat and smoke common among the Islay malts. Subtle hints of the sea, but light and fresh. Rain at the beach! Colour: A light yellow. Taste: Gentle…

A while back, before Christmas in fact, Abbey whisky contacted me asking if I'd like to try their new whisky bottling, Caperdonich. They asked me this after I'd contacted them asking what Silent Disti…

Last night, I got off work and decided to head to Paddy's, a bar in Portland with a large selection that serves it's Whisky in a proper nosing glass. A huge plus.Having come to a place in my walk with…