Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: creamy honeys, stewed fruitiness, mild cigar tobacco, interesting rum like nose, cocoa and chocolate like, leathersPalate: creamy toffee, burnt toast, milk chocolates, cocoa, distinct fruitiness…

Nose: Spirity fire, ash, burnt earth, liquid tar, huge peat and smoke, saltiness, a little overwhelming, some coffee notes, peppercorns, red chillies.Palate: spirity hit, chilli and peppery like, huge…

Many moons ago, there was a distillery in the Highlands by the name of Stronachie. It was founded in the 1890s, but closed again in 1928 by the then owners, St James Export Company Ltd. Around 1950 the…

While we are working out way through a lineup of Benrinnes, allow me to take an older (well, not that old) bottling from the shelf: a Benrinnes 21 years of age, bottled by Malts of Scotland in August…

Benrinnes is one of the few distilleries to use worm tubs instead of the more common condensors. This makes, dixit Diageo, for a unique character. The lion’s share of the 2,5 million liters produced…

The Centenary Reserve from Gordon & Macphail saw the light of day in 1995, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the independent bottler with their HQ in Elgin. I tasted a Caol Ila from this range, which…