Scotch Whisky reviews

Recently a friend of mine, his father-in-law and I had a tasting session. We actually went through 13 drams in one sitting. A long but very good night! The whiskies we went through in order were Bushm…

The nose has overtones of honey/apricot, bourbon, vanilla, gentle hints of peat. In the mouth it surprises with a sharp heat that lingers, eventually settling to a malty/salty taste. Overall I didn't…

Blair Atholl is part of Diageo's Flora & Fauna range. It's a Highland Malt and mainly matured in ex-bourbon refills and some ex-sherry casks. Caramel, coffee cream and nuts are there on the nose, there's…

Nose: wow, this is quite surprising. Plenty of fruits here, but not the obvious dried ones. There’s poached fruits (pears, yellow plums) but also overripe mango, blood orange, some passion fruit and…

Nose: elegance is the keyword here. There’s a juicy fruitiness to start with: sour cherries, bramble, soft raspberry. Hints of apple cake as well. Superb freshness of Seville oranges and pink grapefruit…

Nose: compared to the 1978, it’s clearly darker and more candied. Its smell of strawberry / raspberry ganache (chocolate cream used to fill pralines) reminds me of the workshops of the famous chocolat…

This GlenDronach 1989 cask 3315 is the second Pedro Ximénez expression in the 2010 single casks from GlenDronach.PX grapes are dried in the sun instead of being pressed immediately. This transforms them…