Scotch Whisky reviews

My Glenfarclas 25 Year Old is also an older version, bottled in the early 90s. So this must be a distillate of the late 60s. On the back of the label is the name of the – presumably – long gone Belgian…

Glenfarclas is one of the few distilleries in Scotland that is still in family hands. Since 1865 the Grants family has been at the helm. John Grant, 5th generation, will in due course leave the company…

Luc Timmermans, Belgian ex-Malt Maniac and notorious Glenfarclas collector himself, selected this 1968 cask in person. Domecq Manzanilla is a very delicate Fino sherry, made from the Palomino grapes,…

Lovely balance between sweetness from sherry to spice. One of the creamiest whiskies with an incredible full body.

Dailuaine is a Speyside distillery, and a large one at that. The first distillery to ever bear the now ubiquitous pagoda roof, it is capable of pumping out over three million litres yearly, but only a…

I stopped at the LCBO today to replenish my stock with two Scotches I hadn't tried before (the other is the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban). This is one of them, a pleasant but complex whiskey. Floral nose…

Nose: Lemon peel, grape juice, satsumas, mint syrup, bleach. A little dirty, like a beach. There's also a certain artificial fruit flavor that I associate with lollipops, gummy candies, etc. Taste: A bit…