Scotch Whisky reviews

The second Port Ellen from the Elements of Islay-range – the so called PE2 – is as rare as the first. It sold out in less than 24 hours. If you want to get hands on this, be prepared to break the piggy…

PE3 is the third Port Ellen in the Elements-range. It differs from the PE1 and PE2 in the sense that this is from a bourbon cask. Hence the straw color. It is also a lot more expensive (retail was 215…

A couple of years ago, under the pretext of a conference in Edinburgh about Italian Literature, we bought this Mortlach, our very first bottle of whisky: since then, nothing has ever been the same.It…

Picked up a litre bottle of 12 Year old Glenlivet 'First Fill' and the difference from the 'standard' Glenlivet (a bottle of which I already had on my shelf from Tesco) is astounding... This has such an…

I cannot claim a lot of experience with Strathmill. It’s a whisky that is hardly to be found as a single malt and thus disappears into blends mostly. J&B and Dunhill, two blends that are not high on my…

Elements of Islay is a special series of Islay whiskies from Specialty Drinks Company Ltd (sister company of The Whisky Exchange), in which the whisky is presented in small 50 cl bottles (called ‘phar…

Strathmill features somewhat low on my fav-list, partly because of the disappointing 10 Year Old from Chieftain’s and the fact that it’s a big component in J&B and Dunhill, two blends I wouldn’t drink…

Nose: A deep sherried pillow, stuffed with honey-soaked bananas and vanilla-poached peach skins, a duvet of sweetened carrots and lemon cake, and a marshmallow comforter blanket makes this a comfortable…

"A Wee Dram" is apparently the English translation of the Gaelic name - colour is light-to-medium amber. Very grainy nose, with cereal, yeast, straw and citrus. Taste of malt and honey, with some lard…

This 15 Year Old Longmorn was distilled in 1992 and bottled by James MacArthur for the Whisky Festival in Milano. Only 150 bottles were taken from this sherry cask (number 62553), at a strength of 59,5%…