Scotch Whisky reviews

I’m a big fan of this one. Something pretty cool about this version of Balvenie: each bottle is drawn from a single bourbon cask of a single distillation. So each cask forms a limited edition of hand…

From the website: "Specially bottled to celebrate the inaugural worldwide Ardbeg Day, this is a dram that sports a myriad of fine aromas and tastes. As well as its extremely drinkable qualities, it’s the…

This Arran is 11 years old and was bottled, at cask strength, for the Belgian market in 2010 by The Nectar.The nose reminds me a lot of the Maltman bottling: again a lot of malt and flowers, white fruit…

Maltman is the label used by the Medowside Blending Company. I have already tried quite a few of their single malts. Today we try one from a distillery that I am not at all familiar with: Arran.The nose…

Matte black bottle sampled at Jack Rose in DC. 62.5% and 167PPM bottling. The fourth iteration in the Octomore series. App- Pours a clear straw, very clear and light like chardonnay. Very sharp, delicate…

This Arran has matured on a sherry cask and, like the one I just tried, was bottled by The Nectar Belgium.The sherry influence is immediately discernable on the nose, which seems to be sweet and fruity…

App- Deeper bright gold for Ardbeg. Thick, rambunctious legs. Nose- Out of this world no pun intended. Sharp mango and moldy white grapefruit are unseen before in this style. Very sharp chamomile as…

Only reveals it self about half way down the bottle. It's waited 16 years so it needs some time to open, but it's well worth the wait. Nose - Not the best nose, but this is deceptive. It's rich and warm…