Scotch Whisky reviews

Subtle - fruity, apples and pears. A hint of smoke. Really gentle and light. Not complex, but thoughtfully balanced and very pleasant.The taste is gentle, soft and melts into your mouth. Still subtle,…

Sweet candy-like nose, but otherwise very muted. Colour is bright sunlight with a medium body. Flavour is all iodine, tannin and peat.

Nose starts off absent, after a drop of water or much aeration it becomes eye-wateringly sharp and hot. Medium body, copper coloured. Starts with the oak and sweet port flavours on the tip of the tongue…

Wow, what a fantastic powerful malt. In 2006 Array bottled a limited edition of the Lepanto PX brandy cask finish. Mine is the bottle 462 of 759. It is cask strength with 61.3% alcohol, matured for many…

Sweet; smooth; honey. Not peety or smokey. Reminders of citrus, but smooth with a solid bodied finish.

Saltwater taffy on the nose. Colour is straight gold with a medium bodied. With some water the peat and iodine comes out stronger.

Nose is of fine, tight grained oak and floral almost rosey bouquet. Very clear, light golden in colour. Flavours start salty and oceanic with a short finish.

Powerful nose of iodine, peat and paint thinner, becomes muted with a drop of water. Pale yellow colour, with medium body. Medicine-y at first bite, but with water focuses the flavours down to a rich…

The nose is gentle, full of fruit, particularly pears and raisins, and gentle peat smoke, with a touch of honey. Really quite subtle, but worth pondering over for several sniffs.The taste is light and…