Scotch Whisky reviews

Our final GoT malt (at least until July when the LCBO finally brings in the other four) is my favourite distillery of the four. This one is aligned with House Lannister, which has a lion for the insignia…

This bottling is assigned to the "House Tully" which has a nasty looking trout on the insignia. I guess it's linked to Glendullan due to the distillery being on the River Fiddich in Dufftown, Speyside…

This is my first taste of Craigellachie thanks to @Wierdo for the sample. It makes a feature of using old-fashioned worm tubs and being something of a hark back to older times with the bumpf and pack…

On iceball at home. I know this one is a mixer but let's give it a try on its own.It pours clean golden to amber with some oily highlights. Aroma is rather low: before adding water all I get is boozy and…

Big Peat is a blended malt, sometimes called vatted malt, from Douglas Laing & co. The bottle features a bearded Scotsman (presumably named "Pete") wearing a sweater. It is unchil-filtered (yay!) and I…

Lucie Stroesser is well known to most whisky lovers. Until recently she was the Brand Ambassador for Arran. One of the last tastings she hosted, before returning to her native France, was in Belgium.…

The Temporis is a peaty version of BenRiach, for which Rachel Barrie selected bourbon barrels, virgin oak, oloroso and PX sherry casks. The nose is very pleasant on all kinds of citrus fruit (oranges and…

This 22 years old BenRiach appeared in the so-called Wood Finish Series. It has brothers on PX, Madeira, Claret, Burgundy, Rioja, Moscatel, Gaja Barolo, Sauternes and Tawny Port, but I wish to try the…

This new 21 years old release from BenRiach was one of the first achievements of Master Blender Rachel Barrie, when she joined the company after leaving Morrison-Bowmore. For the compostion, she used no…

On ice at Intercontinental Hotel, Madrid, sipping spring water along. It pours pale golden with green shades and oily streaks. Mild aromas of grain (mainly corn; barley and wheat too), some banana.…