Scotch Whisky reviews

In the last quarter of 2017, I found my palate leaning more towards peated and in particular full-bodied smokey-sweet whiskies, which initially began with the phenomenol Paul John Peated Select 55.5%,…

This was released in 2017, but I got in quite late at the start of the year. So late in fact, I had the last two drams of the final bottle. My heart sank when I was told that was it because I fell in…

Had a bottle of this for Christmas (at my request) which I have been drinking with my Brother in Law over the easter period.NoseQuite Fruity. I get a peach note and some nail varnish. But that makes it…

While I visited a festival, I saw this old Caol Ila sitting on the table: distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2006 (which is qutie a while ago as well, no?). At cask strength too. My interest was piqued.…

I must confess, until recently I had never heard of this Belgian bottler. But CaskAid is an npo that selects nice single casks, bottles them and then donates the proceeds to charity. What’s not to like…

Port Askaig, from the British Specialty Drinks, is often Caol Ila in disguise (but not always!), like this 13 year old single vintage that was selected by Belgian bottler and importer The Nectar.While…

When David Stirk releases a bottle, I always very keen. That chap knows what he is doing, if you ask me. Gems, all of them. His Exclusive Malts are always single casks at cask strength. This Caol Ila…

Nose: fruity, dense. Moist Christmas cake. Some fresh oak in there along with the cherries and dates. A bit of cinnamon. Reminiscent of fine brandy. Some dark chocolate notes after adding water. Deep and…

As mentioned in part I, all these whiskys were evaluated blind during my last club meeting.This is from a recent batch with the new livery and bottle shape. Deanston has been receiving a lot more atte…

Got this one, so thought I'd put down a few comments on it. The nose, first sniff reveals a smack of raisins, almost sugary. I haven't checked maturation, but the sherry feels very pronounced. On a later…