Scotch Whisky reviews

This Bunnahabhain (say ‘boona-havn’) matured on a sherry butt for 17 long years, being distilled on the 25th of May 1992 and bottled in april 2010. On the nose you’ll find the sweet touches of sherry and…

It's rare that I get a chance to sit and fully enjoy the delights of older drams. Nose: For it's age this whisky presents a little hit of spirituous spice followed by a wiff of barley sugar dropping into…

The first Glen Scotia I tried (not so long ago) was also a single cask from Malts of Scotland, but that was a sherry butt. This is a bourbon hogshead, cask 1926, bottled exclusively for Belgium.The…

Nose: sweet sherried fruit, some sappy oak (which is good, but doesn’t sound that sexy) notes but no bitter cocoa/espresso notes here. Milk chocolate (Milka) a wee bit of lemon splashes in the background…

After my first sip, I thought "this is bad"... after two more sips, I was thinking "this is the best whisky I ever tasted". I like the taste of the peat.

So far I’ve only tasted three The Macallan from the Fine Oak series. Those were very good, each of them. Especially the 15 Year Old. Today, however, I tried the Macallan 10 Year Old Cask Strength. Is was…