Scotch Whisky reviews

Generally I am not a big fan of Glenlivet although Nadurra has changed by opinion of distillery bottlings, but this is a very nice dram.Cask strength, distilled in 1973, bottled in 1999Nose: grapey,…

I'm already a great fan of Lagavulin 16, but I'm also a sucker for Sherry Bombs. Put the two together and wham bam thank you ma'm! The only thing that could be better would be cask strength.Nose: smoke…

Highland Park Cask 7380 private bottlingI wouldn't call this balanced but if you love the Sherry influence this is a corker. I believe this was $125 or so.Nose: sweet Palate: oily, caramel, mouth-filling…

This is exclusive to Binny's in Chicago and is a great deal at under $60. It is a curious but scrumptuous combination of sweet peat and iodine.Real McCoy Laphroaig 7yr single cask, cask 4514, bottle 26…

Glenmorangie Original is a good basic dram, but Astar takes a giant leap upon its shoulders and becomes truly exceptional. Dr. Bill Lumsden, master distiller, says its all in the careful choice of woods…

The nose on Uigeadail is smoky, peaty, and briny with hints of leather and honey. All put together, it smells like a well-worn shoe (perhaps a shoe that you wear while you barbeque on a beach by the…

Nose: Peat, Honey Palate: sweet, smoky, smooth, full, woodyAlthough a young Laphroaig it has a very nice balance. I still love the peatiness of the 10 but this is nice too, although not as hard hitting