Scotch Whisky reviews

The second in my vertical Tomatin tasting is the 15 year old matured in "traditional scotch whisky oak casks". Does that mean first fill ex-bourbon? Refill casks? Who knows? The interwebz says it's…

This is my first ever Tomatin. It's a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It says "finished" in sherry casks, so who knows what that means? Finished for how long? 2 years? 10 Minutes? Somewhere in…

So this wasn’t done in ideal conditions, as I tasted this whisky (two 50ml samples) from a plastic cup on a flight from Toronto to Edmonton.* Nose (undiluted): a bit of oak, malted barley, a suggestion…

One of the most recognisable whisky brands in the world, this family owned distillery continues to successfully produce and market quality scotch.Nose Thin caramel accompanies strong vanilla notes. Newly…

The most recent release in the Experimental Series (already available in some market, but in Belgium only from January 2019 forward, unfortunately) is this Glenfiddich Fire & Cane. It is a very atypical…

The third experiment – the Winter Storm – took the shelves by storm (see what I did there?) and sold out in a matter of days. Even batch 02 is hard to find, but not worries: batch 03 is underway. What…

The story of the second release in the Experimental Series is a fun one. The 20 Glenfiddich ambassadors (hence the XX and fingerprint on the bottle) were given an assignment without any further instru…

Glenfiddich introduced the so-called Experimental Series, in which the classic malt gets an extra twist. In the case of the first release, the Glenfiddich IPA, the company asked the Speyside Craft Bre…

This Ledaig – distilled in 1983 – is all but gone. You cannot find it anywhere. It was bottled in 2002. My good friend Timon of PROOF gave me a sample. Mind you: this is from his personal collection, so…

Whisky Troef – a Belgian whisky club – celebrated their 5th anniversary in 2017. To celebrate, they turned to the Whisky Mercenary for a festive bottling. They selected this Ledaig 10 Year Old.Oh, yes…