Scotch Whisky reviews

Strathmill is a bit of a hit & miss whisky for me. The 10 Year Old by Chieftain’s was a let down, while the 37 year Old by Archives was great (except for the price). Strathmill, which means mill in the…

Time flies, and it seems only yesterday we reviewed the first Arkle edition. Here’s a 2nd one. You get the deal, it’s another lovely sherry focused (50%) dram from the knock.Limited Edition No. 2 is a…

Let me start up front with the fact that my experience with Blair Athol is limited. I tried the regular 12 Year Old Fauna & Flora at the Laichmoray Hotel in Elgin which I found to be lacking. I tried the…

Glen Keith will be reopened next year. That is good news for the fans of this fruity Speysider. But will Chivas Brothers create the same whisky as before? This independent bottling from Germany is only…

This softly peated Bunnahabhain was bottled by the German Anam na h-Alba for the third edition of Maltheads United last summer. This is a German whisky festival, comparable to Maltstock. The whisky was…

This Aberlour would look good in a line up of a’bunadh with such a high strength. But this 17 Year Old Speysider was matured on a bourbon hogshead. The German Anam na h-Alba, meaning the Soul of Scotland…

Glen Scotia is owned by Loch Lomond. The distillery has been for sale for quite some time, but no one seems to be eager. So the crew of neighbouring Springbank operates the distillery three months a year…