Scotch Whisky reviews

I tasted the 12 year old version of OP a few times before, and two weeks ago at a friend’s. I never was overwhelmed by it, but it’s a good dram. I had the pleasure of re-tasting it as well as its older…

Nose: Starting sweet, with a few citrusy notes. Further nosing reveals a very sweet, even Bourbony if i might say. Dried fruits, Wood spices, and BIG BIG vanilla going on there. Lovely nose!Palate: Sweet…

I have heard that for a 10 year old, the Glengoyne 10yo is very good. It was based on one person's endorsement that I included this dram in my latest order from Master of Malt Drinks By The Dram (DBTB…

I've been a big fan of Famous Grouse. I've been drinking it for a long time, but honestly I haven't really touched it much since going to single malts. However, it still has a special place in my heart…

Nose: Closed. Vanilla bitter. Slight lemon grass. Perhaps leather? Coming back, the nose has a bit more of the sweet vanilla that I picked up on the palate. Maybe this is just my mind playing tricks on…

I first sampled this as part of an Islay flight, presented with Laphroaig 15 yr and an expression of Bruichladdich. The complexity of flavors and scents in this Lagavulin whisky blew me away and I've…

The Links series of Bruichladdich expressions promulgates the art of Graeme W. Baxter (http://www.baxtergolfart.com), ostensibly the world’s ‘leading golf course artist.’ There might not be much compe…

I picked up a 50ml sample bottle of Tamdhu (no age statement) at a local shop, having never heard of this whisky before. At the time, I had no knowledge of the distillery, or what kind of flavor profile…

The Glenfarclas distillery has been a more or less ‘family-owned’ enterprise for well over a century. The distillery is well recognized for a broad and approachable range of malt whiskies, including the…