Scotch Whisky reviews

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…

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…

Arran not only experimented with loads of wine finishes, they also launched a peated whisky under the name Machrie Moor. This is the name of the peat bog on the west coast of the island, where stone…

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…

I've been working my way through my Society sample bottles that I received when I joined The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.I'd started with the Campbeltown, then the Islay.That left me with two Speysides…

When I posted the tasting notes of the 21 Year Old ‘Birthday’ Bladnoch 1991, I already hinted at the second cask we had chosen for the 5th birthday of The Bonding Dram, a local retailer. We, in this case…