Scotch Whisky reviews

In September 2018 Glenrothes announced she would be replacing the Vintage releases with a brand new series with age statements, listening to the name Soleo Collection. This was the first, and influencial…

Stairway to Orkney? Whoever thought that up, should get a medal. After all, this is a club bottling for McShefie, who have a staircase in their logo. Well done! And make no mistake, it’s a unique whisky…

In 2018 Signatory Vintage celebrated their 30th anniversary and bottled some exquisite single casks – presented in a fantastic chest with glasses and certificate – of which I was able to try quite a few…

There is not all that much info to be found about this Highland Park that was bottled for some Belgian dudes (Eric Vermeire, Jan Vissers, Geert De Clercq and Erik Vervoort). Someone whispered into my ear…

A little over a year ago I tried the Highland Park 17 Year Old The Dark, which had matured on sherry casks and was supposed to represent autumn. I felt it tasted great, but was too expensive. More than…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – SMWS in short – does not need an introduction. They bottle a lot of single casks from all distilleries, both Scottish and others. This cask – SMWS 4.249 – is a Highland…

Jack Wieber used to be the European agent of many popstars, including Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Only much later did he turn to whisky. One of his exploits is the series Jack’s Pirate Das Gesto…

Twisted Tattoo? Seriously? What’s that all about? Anyway, the interesting thing about this HP is the fact that it matured on a combination of bourbon casks and Rioja wine casks. La Rioja is a wine region…

The Highland Park Valknut is the second whisky in the Viking Legend series, with a design by Danish designer Jim Lyngvild. The Valknut, the symbol on the label, consists of three triangles that flow into…

Highland Park loves to profile itself with the slogan ‘best spirit in the world’, but many aficionados were somewhat disappointed with the distillery of late. The official releases are too many too fast…