Scotch Whisky reviews

This is the 40th Caperdonich that I try so far. A milestone, surely. We are probably all aware of the fact that Belgian importer The Nectar has a knack of selecting great casks for exclusive bottlings…

A few years ago Berry Bros & Rudd brought a couple of single casks on the market with a classic ‘Old Bond Street’ label. One of those is this beautiful Caperdonich from 1992 at cask strength. I was able…

After several years of maturation on bourbon casks, this Caper was given a finish on Octaves, small casks that ensure more interaction between the whisky and the wood. Only 51 bottles were drawn from…

This might in fact be very exciting. An old Auchroisk from last Century, distilled in 1979 (so in the fifth year of the distillery’s existence) and bottled in 1990 by Cadenhead in their famous black…

Auchroisk is one of those unknown distilleries built, in 1974, by the forerunner of Diageo, to provide malts for the increasing demand for blends, most notably for J&B – Justerine & Brooks or sometimes…

In March 2018 Adelphi launched its newest Fusion Whisky (after the previous successful releases of The Glover, Kincardine and E&K). Is is a lovely blend of bourbon matured Longmorn with a couple of…

When I first started getting seriously into whisky about 10 years ago this was one of the 'must have' malts. It didn't disappoint. Today it doesn't seem as good as it did back then. I honestly am not…

A youngster from Kilchoman - Don’t know the age, but boy I wish I did sigh. All I know is it’s obviously young, and typically you just want the assurances that you aren’t messing around with jailbait…

Boy do I enjoy this stuff - it's one of the bottles I always make sure is on my shelf. This one is the 2015 bottling which I popped about 3 months ago, now that I've given it enough time to mellow and…

Nose: It's very fresh and lively with hints of cola, licorice root, blackcurrant, cantaloupe, maraschino, vanilla, oak, and custard. Taste: Neat you get a strong white pepper and oak flavor with some…