Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: Hugely fruity and very lively at first nosing with light mango, banana, pineapple and juicy orange. Red apple pushes through the tropicals and vanilla sits alongside the whole quite wonderfully.…

The peaty nature of the Traditional Cask (Ardmore are the only remaining Highland distillery to fully peat their standard malt) might give you a bit of a scare if you aren't but it is followed by a…

This BenRiach (cask 3357) is unfortunately long gone. Two sistercasks (3550 & 3558), both bottled for the Limburg Whisky Fair (Germany) in May 2009, appear to be legendary. They get rave reviews across…

Nose: Light Smoked Salmon, Peat, Citrus?!(lemon), Phenol, Medicinal, Creosote. It smells like an Islay but less intense and more nuanced. Long legs.Palate: Wow! A lot going on here. A Sweetness balanced…

Nose: Honey, floral, fruit (pear?), faint peat. Average legs.Palate: A fair bit going on. Honey and spice, then moderate white pepper tickles the tongue. Light body.Finish: Less exciting than the palate…

This is the first release from the Glengyle distillery sinds the re-opening in the new millennium. It’s a very young whisky (only 5 years old), distilled in March 2004 and bottled in 2009. The second…

A friend of mine recently bought a bottle of this and was kind enough to let me have a dram.The wording around the traps on this bottle has been a little mixed. Even those who quite like it tend to say…

This is the standard bottling of Longmorn, replacing the old 15 Year Old since 2007.The nose is rife with cookies, filled with fruit. Pears and apples, primarily. Very sweet with a bit of vanilla, some…