Scotch Whisky reviews

To be honest, I am not well versed in Tobermory (if we mean the unpeated version and not Ledaig of which I have tried many more). This is only my 8th in approx. 3500 whiskies tasted. Why is that? Is…

In 2011 Burn Stewart – owners of Tobermory – decided to bottle their malts at 46.3%, making chill filtration superfluous. Today I got my hands on an older dumpy bottling at 40%.The nose is very sweet on…

During a recent spring clean, I went through my collection of miniatures and came across this one: the Tobermory Blended Scotch Whisky. Wait… what? Blended? Yup. A bottling from the 1980s, it would seem…

This review is from a “mystery sample” a friend gave me. I don’t know when he opened the bottle or when he bottled the sample.* Nose (undiluted): lemon, honey, brine, floral, a hint of peat?, something…

This is my first bottle of Corryvrekan and I'll say right from the off that it has not disappointed in any way. The bottle has been open just under two months with two thirds(ish) left and I will…

I've had this bottle open a couple of months now, but haven't been hitting it hard. Preferring to finish a few other bottles I had open off first. There's about 2/3 of the bottle left. I knew as soon…

Neat at Marmo bar, Madrid. It pours intense golden, bright and clean. Aroma is very high and very sweet: marshmallow, vanilla, pudding. Alongside these we can smell sandalwood and tobacco (peaty scents…

Another sample.NoseOranges, gingerbreadPalateInitially a big orange hit. Terrys chocolate oranges. So chocolate and oranges. Then it develops into a dry oakiness.FinishFairly short.Hint of white wine…

My first Connosr review was an Ardbeg 10 over a year ago now - how time flies! I've made it no secret I'm a big Ardbeg fan and make it a norm to have at least one bottle of the ten a year. So how is…

Shameless plug alertThis is a preview of an upcoming blog postI wrote these tasting notes without knowing exactly what I was drinking but I inferred whence came the aforementioned sample from the 45.8%…