Scotch Whisky reviews

It has been a while since I tasted some Glen Ord, so this week, I’ll be trying a few. I’m starting off with a 15 Year Old from Malts of Scotland. This is a very pale Glen Ord from a bourbon hogshead that…

I must confess, I find the age of 28 somewhat odd to bottle, especially given the fact that there is a 25 and 30 Year Old. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. This one has, coincidence or not, the…

I was able, thanks to a good friend, to obtain samples of several official releases of Glen Ord : the 25 Year Old, 28 Year Old and 30 Year Old. Let’s try those head-to-head, shall we? Let’s start out…

We end the Glen Ord tasting with the lightests of the three. In colour, I mean. ABV-wise, this one is the heavyweight from the family with no less than 58,7%. Let’s see if it can compete with it’s you…

As I write this review we are now just a couple of days removed for Connosr’s very own Whisky and Music festival; Pure. It was quite a weekend and an undoubted success being both very well attended and…

This Dalmore is an official bottling from 2007 of a 15 Year Old with a wonderful dark, golden color. It matured on three types of sherry casks: matusalem, apostolos en amoroso.The nose is amazingly…

Ian McLeod is independent bottler that markets its whiskies under several brands, such as ‘As we get it’ (cask strength), ‘Dun Bheagan’, ‘McLeod’s’ and ‘Chieftain’s’. An older bottling is this Dalmore…

bought a bottle of Singleton in a french supermarket,for less than £20, i had noticed it on the ferry at it's special duty free price of £28!!! i was very surprised at the fine smooth quality of the…

A friend told me of a camping trip several years ago in Glencoe, Scotland. He and his buddies were holed up in the only pub in town. After several rounds they noticed a dusty bottle behind the bar named…