Scotch Whisky reviews

Matured in ex-bourbon and refill barrels.N: Hallelujah! That's the first thing that shoots through my head when I put this malt on the nose. Bonfire on the beach, seaweed, peat, nutmeg, the skin of…

Matured in Tawny Port & red Muscat & Virgin Oak barrels.N: The Beast! Yes, the beast of Dufftown immediately asserts itself on the nose. It is robust, rich and umami. Ragout with oregano, pickles (really…

Matured on a combination of refill American oak and PX/Oloroso 'seasoned' barrels.N: The first sniff is sweet on baked apples, pancake sugar (the light brown Graeffe variety), salted caramel and butte…

Matured in refill American oak and on Amontillado sherry casks.N: Ah, this one is immediately beautifully maritime on the nose. Think sea breeze, fishing port and storm clouds in the sky. Nice salt that…

Matured on refill American oak.N: Strangely enough, the nose of this old grain is rather spirity. Although I get hints of Galak Popri (white chocolate with puffed rice) and whipped cream, it is mainly…

Matured on refill and recharred American oak and finished on Jamaican Pot Still rum barrels.N: Rich nose on white fruit with icing sugar, oatmeal porridge, white chocolate, balsa wood, mandarin and all…

Matured to Refill American and European oak and then 'double matured' on wine barrels.N: The nose starts a bit timid on white and yellow orchard fruit with some floral notes, chamomile tea and Frosties…

Croftengea is a malt that you do not often encounter. At least I don’t. This is only my fifth encounter with this peated malt from the versatile Loch Lomond Distillery. It had been more than two years…

Inasmuch as it's popular in many online whisky groups to regard blends as "inferior" (especially mass market blends such as JW), my fellow Connosr members tend to be a bit more open minded. After all,…

Celebration of the Cask is a series by Carn Mor, the label of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, in which they – as the name suggests – bottle delicious single casks that contain exclusive malts. For…