Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose : Thick butterscotch , “lotus” biscuits , sweet.  Vanilla and wee hints if zest( lemon) & spices.  Classic stuff. Apples and some sultanas add fruity and sweet notes. Palate: Chocolaty at first then…

I presume this whisky is such a big seller because of the price and the advertising campaign i.e mass market appeal. It comes across as exactly the type of whisky that a newcomer to the world of single…

Nose: Musky with notes of soil, grass, oranges and a butterscotch sweetness. A hint of salt and subtle notes of wood and spice. Delicious complexity.Palate: Gentle smokiness with flavours of citrus and…

James MacArthur bottled a few whiskies for the Whisky Festival Milano 2009. This Cragganmore 1997 is one of them. Cask 1509 yielded 150 bottles for the festival, so I presume it was only part of the cask…

The Bladnoch Forum hardly needs an introduction, I think. In a nutshell, Bladnoch is not only a Lowland distillery, but also an independent bottler. They bottle quite a few casks for the members of their…

I was pleasantly surprised with the ‘regular’ Cragganmore 12 Year Old (although I’ve not yet made formal tasting notes for it, which I should do one day). So the expectations were that this Distillers…