Scotch Whisky reviews

Keywords: Musty, earthy, fruity, paint, solvent, dry, dunnage warehouseBalance: Medium - the musty-earthyness is dominantFinish: Medium-shortI like musty-earthy whiskies

Caol Ila is the largest distillery on the island of Islay, situated on the coast with a nice view of Jura on the other side of the Sound of Islay. The warehouses, three levels high, are filled with the…

Keywords : fruity, earthy, peaty, woody, bitter, waterBalance : Very GoodFinish : Medium-Long, intense

I had a miniature of this L0 Ardbeg 10, compared to later batches it had a slight acidity (milk acidity)

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head to head, even though they are pretty different. First I tried the 15 Year Old from the Flore & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very…

The powerful peat hits the nose, with alcohol, and then subsides to sweet barley, and burnt marshmallow.This is a very bold, powerfully sweet, velvety scotch. Very very nice. Seaweed is of course on the…

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head-to-head, even though they are pretty different. The first one is the 15 Year Old from the Flora & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a…

A good scotch, clean, smooth and smoky. Gently peated. Not very complex, it remembers me some traits of Johnnie Walker Red and Chivas. Medium persistent chocolate finish. Good, excellent quality/price…