Scotch Whisky reviews

First review, very much a beginner to whisky. I had read and heard quite a few good things about this one before I bought it duty free 2 weeks ago.So I actually had fairly high expectations!Nose: First…

This Old Malt Cask bottling from Douglas Laing is a very pale Auchentoshan. As with each and every OMC bottling, this one is neither chill-filtered, nor colored. It is bottled at what they call the…

No, this is not a peat monster. It's Islay, no doubts, just a bit milder version of it. Ther are plenty of smoke and peat, quite some fruits and grass as well.Nose: fresh, clean, spicy, briny, peaty,…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does not need an introduction. Thanks to Luc Timmermans I was able to add this bottle to my collection, but I did not want to open it. So I was very happy to see that…

Glenmorangie's 10 yr 'Original' is the malt on which everything else in the Glenmorangie line is based, and while I've not had the opportunity to try any of Glenmorangie's 'finished' whiskies, they are…

I previously tried an Auchentoshan on a sherry cask from this independent bottler and enjoyed that one very much. They also have a 20 Year Old Auchentoshan on bourbon cask. Let us see if that is enjoy…

Vom Fass (German for ‘from the cask’) is a chain of stores in more than 10 countries, including Belgium. They sell all kinds of oils and vinegars, but also distillates, liqueurs and wines. And, of course…

This week I will try 7 independent Auchentoshan head to head. Let me start with this Dun Bheagan Lowland. The Dun Bheagan range is put to market by Ian Macleod Distillers and contains single malts 8…

My first single malt and I wasn't disappointed... What sweet flavours and lovely hints of smoke and caramel.... Love this drop, just hits the spot for me esp for the price. Can't wait to try the 15 yo…

A very balanced nose, you know this is going to be a very good, safe, but not quite exceptional dram. Don't get me wrong, I love this expression, but in my limited experience, it doesn't quite touch 90…