Scotch Whisky reviews

The Wolfburn Morven is a lightly peated version of this Highlander from Thurso, that was launched in September 2017. It was the success of the small batch Wolfburn No 128 that inspired this one. Morven…

The Wolfburn No 128 is the first so-called ‘small batch’ (still 6000 bottles though). The name refers to the location of the maturing 100 liter casks from Woodford Reserve: warehouse 1, stow 28. The…

In Thurso, a town with only 9000 inhabitants in the north of Scotland, the Wolfburn Distillery filled its very first cask with spirit in 2013, meaning that the first single malt appeared in 2016. After…

Bottle bought on internet and shared with a friend over many nice conversations and tastings.It pours clean and shiny; color is golden to amber. Aroma is not so strong, rather nuanced: pine cone, pine…

This bottling, launched at the end of 2017, is the third of five annual "local barley" releases announced by Springbank in 2016. It comes after the first release, a 16-year old, and the second release…

This is an NAS single malt from an undisclosed Islay distillery. This brand comes from Ian Macleod's company, who's portfolio includes, Isle of Skye, Glengoyne & Thamdu among others.Like most of these…

This one has been sitting for a while, which has done it good. Whilst 43%, the nose is quite strong but calms with some 20min resting. All the classic sherry elements are there, but there is also a bit…

This was dram #4 during an in-store tasting following the rather disappointing JW Ghost & Rare. When I heard that Highland Park were launching a whisky called full volume, I thought they would be rele…

Ok I promise this is my last JW review for a bit, I took my time on this one but it's still something I sampled in store so I'm only giving it an overall score, my standard method is multiple samples…

Another whisky sampled in store, this session was Johnnie Walker focused, I know it's a brand that gets much love/hate. I personally like Black Label, It's one of the whiskys responsible for getting me…