Scotch Whisky reviews

A few weeks ago my wife and I went shopping at the local asian grocer. Well my wife went shopping at the local asian grocer, I hung out with her for about 10 minutes and then decided to go to the bottle…

The reviewed bottle has been open for 17 months and is approximately 1/2 full It is really nice that there is a precedent and TRADITION in Scotland of using these little barrels for whisky, for had there…

Nose: Considering the description "heavily peated whisky", I was pleasantly surprised not to be overwhelmed with peat. But the nose is distinctly of smoke and everything else it can conjure-- rubber and…

The reviewed bottle has been open five months and is 80% fullNose: classic Laphroaig peat, smoke, medicinal, briney malt, with a moderate and balanced sweetness. Very nice flavours, though not an intense…

Thanks to @MarsViolet for my review sample of Laphroaig Cask Strength, batch # 003, @ 55.3% ABV. The bottle was opened August 5, 2012Nose: moderate smoke and peat, malty and briney with gusto, a little…

So much character! I can almost taste it before I even poor a dram. I was almost hesitant on trying this as I thought Ardbeg was going to be the peak of standard Islay malt. I was wrong, you can taste…

Why another Laphroaig 10 review? There are some perspectives that I consider important, which are sometimes overlooked. Most reviews give a 'snapshot in time' look at a whisky, either from a new bottle…

The Glen Elgin distillery is located in the heart of Speyside and was founded in 1898, the last distillery to be built during the boom years of Scottish whisky in the 1890ies. Today Glen Elgin is part…