Scotch Whisky reviews

This first fill sherry hogshead of Glenlivet was bottled by Signatory for The Nectar from Belgium and has a wonderfully bronze color. For me, this was one of the highlights of the Spirits in the Sky…

On Dec. 24, 2016, while combing the liquor stores of Calgary for special finds, I came across a bottle of this spirit still at its original selling price. I had a bottle of the Springbank R&K (unopened…

Having never tried the standard, or any, Cutty Sark before I took a bit of a gamble on this one at Christmas. Well, not that much of a gamble as it as priced at under £25 which, for a NCF blend at 50%…

One more Anniversary whisky from the guys at Abbey Whisky, after yesterday’s lovely 10 year old Glenrothes Single cask. This time we’re off to the Isle of Orkney , where there are currently two operating…

One recent Christmas, Santa Claus brought Pam a bottle of Kilchoman. That darn Santa, he's pretty damn smart, knowing how much she loves her peated scotches! This one is their vintage Spring 2010 release…

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I picked up this 1950s bottling of Ballantine's Finest at the last LCBO/Waddington's spirits auction. At least, I think it's from the 1950s as the auction website is terrible and doesn't give any info…

Nose: Big and robust with a lot of toffee and caramel candy, along with a bounty of red fruit, and XMas cake, along with ginger biscuits. This is one hell of a dram at this ABV. Quite a lot of sherry…

Peatheart uses barley, specified by anCnoc Master Blender, malted to 40ppm, then matured in bourbon barrels for over a decade. 40 PPM might sound a lot (it’s almost on the Ardbeg peat scale of 50), but…

Glen Ord was founded in 1838 on the Black Isle, some 15 kilometers northwest of Inverness. Only 20% is destined for single malt releases, the rest is for Diageo’s blending needs with Johnnie Walker and…