Scotch Whisky reviews

[General Release] Nose: lemon zest, charcoal and peat, vinilla icing sugar, toasted ginger bread, burnt sugar, ashes that come out of a used BBQ, burnt malt, slight smokePalate: tangy, creamy, small…

In recent months, Dominiek Bouckaert, the guy behind the label ‘The Whiskyman’, is also responsible for the output of Thosop (in collaboration with Luc Timmermans). So it comes as no surprise that a…

This is from the Glendronach single cask series.Nose: Extreme sherry, sweet and rich, figs, icing sugar, black forest fruit cake, raisins, stewed fruits, vinilla ice cream. Palate: The Sherry is big,…

Nose: Honey sweetness, melons, ripe grapes, nuttiness (almonds, hazelnuts), grassy, the sherry is light and sweetPalate: slight vinilla sweetness, honey, slight cocoa, creaminess, almonds, light but very…

Nose: Peat and smoke, raw dark sugar, thick honeys, roasted malt, expresso, sweet fruits, rich sherry, toffee and caramels.Palate: Sherry sweetness up front, very large entry, very juicy fruits, honeys…

When you spot this bottle in the stores, you would think that it is an older bottling. The bottle sports a classic looking label that invokes ‘quality’. But make no mistake, this was only bottled this…

Nose: Dessert, custard, cream, apple pie, spices (vinilla and cinnamon), white chocolate, sweet grains.Palate: creme-brûlée, sweet, creamy, vinilla custard, ripe pears and pineapple, rich honeys.Finish…

Nose: vinilla sweetness, salt from soft sea air, soft peat, earthy roots, some salted butter, orange rind, sweet cereal and malts, a waxy kind of note Palate: Sweet and fresh, sweet grains, light salts…

Nose: smooth, not a sherry bomb but a good dose of sherry on the nose, figs and raisins, roasted wallnuts and marmaladePalate: sweet smooth sherry comes first, creaminess, chewy malts, dusting of cocoa…

This was a bit of a challenge. Before I bought a bottle of this, I had very little whisky experience. I hadn't tried anything above 46%. I hadn't tried anything unchillfiltered. Mostly blends and stan…