Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose Plums, lemon and liquorice; also almonds; with water the nose becomes 'thicker', butterish and fruityer.Especially the plums!Taste (neat): plums, lemon, liquorice, almonds. Gooseberries? with water…

Today I'm trying my last 'old' Auchentoshan for now. I don't mean old in age (although this is a very respectful 31-year old), but old in terms of date of distillation. It was distilled on 14th March…

This is a 1990 vintage limited edition from Ardbeg. There were three releases 2006, 2007 and 2008. Mine is 2008, so 18 years old.Nose: Typical peat from Ardbeg, but with something special. Vanilla ice…

This Auchentoshan from 1975 was bottled in 1997 and can still be found for the bargain price of 125 EUR. It has a wonderful bronze color and beads beautifully in the glass. This is a vatting (nowadays…

I have this bottle for several months now. I have tasted it initially and was disappointed, so I elected to let is rest for while after 3-4 drams. The air that fills the gap of the missing dram usually…

This bottle was acquired sooner than later as the LCBO in Ontario has now marked this as 'discontinued' in its' inventory offerings. The distillery itself is slightly mysterious, in part due to the lack…