Scotch Whisky reviews

After the Laing brothers split up, Stuart founded his own company Hunter Laing & Co and one of the brands he took with him is the famous Old Malt Cask, in which single casks are bottled at 50%. This…

During the last edition of my by now infamous Toshan Man Birthday Tastings, I opened this official oldie. This 18 Year Old from 1988 is a single cask that was bottled exclusively for Belgium. It is a gem…

If you visit Cadenhead’s in Campbeltown, at the end of the tour you can bottle a so-called Cask End. My good friend Chris brought me back this special Auchentoshan from 1999. Special because the whisky…

This 16 Year Old Auchentoshan also comes from the warehouses of Signatory in Pitlochry and appeared in the Un-Chillfiltered Collection, but was bottled at cask strength. All 195 bottles went toe Tasttoe…

A lot of casks of my beloved Auchentoshan have appeared in the Un-Chillfiltered Collection by Signatory. In November 2016 this 16 Year Old – taken from 2 bourbon barrels – was released. Strangely enough…

Clan Denny is a subsidiary of Douglas Laing & Co. Until recently, they mostly bottled single grain, but since the look of the range changed in July 2017, more and more single malts have been bottled.…

Summer has arrived, so high time to try some Lowlanders. I have put aside no less than 9 Auchentoshan bottlings for this occasion. I will start with a very young – only 5 years old – one from Carn Mor…

I'm trying some of the lighter Scotches over a hot summer, and this is one on my list. This one, unlike Dewar's White Label, I'm having neat. Although I will likely pour it over ice another time. A nice…

Interesting stuff alert. I received this sample from a person in my local whisky club whom I swap frequent samples with. My previous trysts with Kirkland brands have often yielded “good not great”…

My taste in single malts usually runs to the more powerful Islays - Laphroaig, Ardbeg, etc. I've had the 12 yr old 'Buna, and recently got the 18. Man, was I blown away!! The depth and complexity of…