Scotch Whisky reviews

[Reposted from my Blog: See Profile]This whisky is exceptional for its honey-heather flavors and aromas, which arise from the heather growing in the hills above the distillery’s location in the Speyside…

Twice distilled, unlike Springbank’s 2.5 (or, really, 2.8) and Hazelburn’s thrice distilled, Longrow is the more heavily peated of the Springbank brands of Scotch malt whisky. The CV expression—CV mea…

Nose: Predominantly wood and honey. I feel a "smell of something reserved", a small amount of tobaccoPalate: Lots of wood, fruit impressively, but not much, especially canned peaches, finishing with a…

the most complex whisky i've tasted so far - not easy to get a hold of but when you do, you can really appreciate this fine single malt whisky

I received sample bottles of the Glenfarclas 21yr and 25yr with a 70cl bottle of Glenfarclas 15yr I ordered from the UK (thank you, Master of Malt!) I have finally made time to sit down with the 21yr,…

First of all, I am reviewing the 75cl bottling at 43% abv, as opposed to the 70cl European bottling which is only available at 40% abv … and as a welcome surprise, the States finally gets a whisky break…