Scotch Whisky reviews

Talisker 57 Degrees North is bottled at an ABV to match the latitude of the distillery on the Isle of Skye. At this ABV the whisky is at "Special Strength", not precisely at Cask Strength, but is most…

Nose: Starting very fruity and beguiling with notes of exotic fruit salad : pineapple, papaya , Lychee in sweet sugary nectar , Vanilla pods. A touch of Granny Smith apple peel, Muscovado sugar, wood…

My wife purchased an extremely awesome Christmas present for me this year. A calender. A very special calender. A calender made of whiskies!Entry level whiskies, old whiskies, cask strength whiskies,…

Color is a deep amber, but this is the natural color. Very long, thin legs. The nose is rich in toffee and raisons and baked fruits, maybe apples and pears straight out the oven, but just a little of the…

I have met Jürgen Vromans a couple of time, always a helping hand at whisky festivals. Perhaps that is where he discovered his love for independent bottlers? So he started doing it himself. He just…

I first tried this at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Leuven (B), when Jürgen offered me a sample. It was great. So I was very happy that the Whisky Mercenary decided to send me sample of all of his…

I have had this bottle opened for about a month. A good third is remaining. I only mention this for the interests of oxidization effects, if any.I really enjoyed this the night I opened it, and immedi…

The Whisky Mercenary – aka Jürgen Vromans – bottled a 15 year old Clynelish from 1997. I know from experience that Clynelish 1997 is the good stuff. Remember the wonderful Clynelish 1997 from The Whis…

Here it is, the newest bottling from The Whisky Mercenary. And while he played it safe with the release of a Bowmore, Clynelish and Bunnahabhain to conquer his place on the market of independent bottlers…