Scotch Whisky reviews

It's easy to feel a little sad for An Oa... with an elder and oh, so accomplished sibling like Uigeadail it seems inevitable that it'll be destined to comparison, rather than considered on its own merit…

This set of reviews are from the last in-store tasting I attended in early April. I arrived a bit later which meant it was less crowded and I could take my sweet ass time taking notes and somewhat ant…

I am a blessed man. My jokes suck, yet I am still lucky enough to have met some generous people who love to share drams, and in turn inspire me to try and do the same. It's that little something that…

I tend to consider myself a reasonably logical person. I'd like to think I can stop and make sure that the whisky I buy is a reasonably value for the money, I'd like to think I won't often overpay for…

This was a generous sample given to me by a very good friend; I decided to pop it open on a beautiful spring day, and boy does it fit for the occasion.. a surprising characteristic of most good whiskies…

Johnnie Walker is undoubtedly the most iconic scotch brand in the world. It sells 10 million cases of whisky more than its nearest competitor (Ballantine's). The company was started by grocer John Walker…

Bruichladdich is fast becoming one of my favourite distilleries. I've liked everything I've tried and the quality is evident as soon as you open the bottle. They do things the 'right way', pride the…

Brechin (also known as 'North Port') is not a widely available single malt. The distillery was founded in 1820 and closed time and again for shorter periods until it was mothballed in 1983 and afterwards…

CaskAid is a npo that selects some nice single casks, bottles them and then donates the proceeds to charity. Sipping whisky for a good cause? Best excuse ever! One of their bottlings is this young Bla…

When David Prior – who made his fortune selling yoghurt – took over Bladnoch in 2015, some 2500 casks of maturing whisky were included in the deal. This Adela is composed with casks that matured for at…