Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: A surprisingly dense and richly malted overture from the barley, with underlying honey notes coming through from the grain. The dynamic duo are in perfect harmony, with the barley very much the…

Firstly I should probably make it abundantly clear that these notes relate to the Bowmore Darkest from the "old" series, which had no age statement on the bottle and was - as the name suggests - quite…

Nose: Spicier than the Tay. with more citrus,and jasmine blossom. less sherried then Taypalate: Christmas cake, orange peel, chocolate truffle, marzipan and cocoaFinish : Bitter coffee, dark chocolate…

ose: Spices, mixed with Orange peel and sultans, sweet honeyed malty notes as well.Palate: Entering on the Spices, moving on to milk chocolate, dried fruit, and cinnamon, with some crushed coffee beans…

Nose : Toffee, Sherry, and some lemony notes(citrus) , some spices(ginger and cinnamon).Palate: Fruit cake, chocolate, cocoa, honey, wine notes. quite warming and very soothing. A lovely palate!Finish…

Laphroaig is one of the more well-known distilleries on Islay, and the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is an attempt to distill a whisky that tastes like it would have done 200 years ago – it does this by using…

This is the no age statement introductory Bowmore which goes for aroud $US 25. I have drank this over the past few months with three other budget Islay malts. In my mind, it is not the best but not the…

Highland Park is near and dear to my Scotch loving heart. It was at my inaugural SMSW tasting that I first learned of the HP brand. This tasty malt immediately evoked intrigue as the peat introduced…

Nose: sweet, floral, fruity, smoothTaste: this is very sweet and very smooth immediately. There is moderate pleasant peat, with wine flavours also present and more noticeable after a few seconds. On the…

Some have pointed out, correctly, that Compass Box Orangerie does not exactly meet the strict definition of whisky by virtue of its addition of orange zest, cloves, and cassia (what is sold as "cinnamon"…