Scotch Whisky reviews

I bought this 2001 Bell's Christmas Decanter through an online auction a couple of years ago (it's been open for a year or so). It is part of a series celebrating great Scottish inventors, so this one…

While I was in Campbeltown a few years ago, I walked into a thrift shop and found, for £15 (I think) a Bell's ceramic decanter commemorating the wedding of Charles and Diana. Of course, I didn't think…

Today is particular date that I told myself I had to review a bunch of Bell's scotches that I have sitting around (more on why this particular date in the next review). I had thought I reviewed Bell's…

This is the last dram of a bottle of Glenlivet Nadurra (Gaelic for "natural"), this one finished in a cask that held a heavily peated scotch (probably from Islay). Like the other bottlings in the Nadurra…

Talisker Dark Storm is matured in "heavily charred casks", possesses no age statement, and is sold in Travel Retail/Duty Free stores. The reviewed bottle is owned by @Maddie. Thank you @Maddie for this…

This is a review of the regular Perpetuum expression (not the Committee release) Ardbeg produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the distillery in 2015. According to the distillery this was…

I decided to give this one a try, as I was on a bit of a whisky buying spree. First, the bottle is a cool color, with that lovely blue. I had it neat, and on the nose, one finds some classic Islay scents…

As the title suggests, and I've mentioned more than once on here of late, I've been looking for a good whisk(e)y that really suits the warm weather. I opened a couple of bottles prior to this that have…

A classic by all accounts, the Ardbeg 10 is a dram no whisky nut can dare miss. At £40 in the UK, consistent quality and deep complexity come at a price that won’t break the bank.This particular bottle…

Nose: smoky wood, cherries, old leather, orange peel, lemon.Neat: dark chocolate, dried cherries, salt & iodineThe high ABV makes itself known, burning the tongue and numbing the lips. Oragel, eat your…