Scotch Whisky reviews

When I learned that Asta Morris was about to launch another Glen Keith 1994, I was already wringing my hands in anticipation. After all, the previous release about a year ago, was truly fabulous – but…

If the label says Orkney, it’s a safe bet it’s an undisclosed Highland Park. That is certainly the case for this bottling from Asta Morris. The malt escaped from the cask at the beginning of this year…

I’ve heard people pronounce the name of this distillery in many different ways, but apparently ‘Glen-toch-ers’ is the only correct one. It was founded near Keith, in the heart of Speyside, in 1897 by…

Milltonduff from Elgin is another one of those noble unknowns. Like Glenburgie, it is one of the more important malts in the famous blend Ballentine’s. And like Glenburgie, it really is worth getting to…

It is public knowledge that Bert Bruyneel has a fondness for BenRiach. For the longest time, he was a well-known collector of this Speysider. In the early days of his company Asta Morris, he even rele…

I admit, Deanston does not rock my boat. Especially the official releases leave me pretty cold. That might explain why this is only the 15th that I try. It’s a relatively young distillery. The former…

The newest Glenburgie by Asta Morris – the sixth already – was finished by Bert on a Caroni rum cask. That rum, he had previously bottled himself under the Rasta Morris label. He cut it to 52%, enabling…

Glenburgie is one of those distilleries that you don’t come across very often. Founded in 1810 as the Kinflat distillery (renamed in 1878), she produces the fingerprint malt in many well-known blends,…

Either way it's been interesting to see this style evolve over the years but take note there will be no unpeated style Caol Ila in 2019!Nose: Fresh fruit, apples, apricots, rich and a phenolic touch like…

I scrapped my original intro to this review, I should have called this series "against the grain" or "down with big Ag" all kidding aside, I don't mean to come off as preachy, I am just trying to gather…