Scotch Whisky reviews

The Port Askaig 30 Year Old comes in a beautiful wooden chest, which explains part of the 450 EUR price tag, I suppose. Having said that, you do not often see Caol Ila at this age. Only in 2014 did we…

The boys from Flanders' Finest Cask Selection selected this young Caol Ila during their latest trip to Signatory. I was able to taste it on the day of release and decided on the spot to take two bottles…

Caol Ila – which means 'Sound of Islay' in Gaelic and thus refers to the straight between Islay and the Isle of Jura – has a so-called Unpeated Style on the market since 2008. That is to be taken quite…

So it's 11:30am on Christmas Eve - miraculously, most of the presents are wrapped. Pam just finished a huge baking session and is napping. So I'm taking a minute to check this now-discontinued bottling…

This Kilchoman was released in 2015 to commemorate the distillery's 10th anniversary. It is a vatting of ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks that were filled between 2005 and 2012, and according to the des…

As I found instantly that this is too strong as cask strength, I've written the review with some (maybe 1 part water to 3 parts whiskey) water added. Color is pale, but has a nice "platinum" shine, so…

I must confess that Lagavulin was my first single malt love but lately we've been going through the motions. The conversation has dried up, there is still genuine affection there but something has cha…

One of the most recent releases of Octomore is this Masterclass 08.3, which was launched in 2017. Lovely color, if you ask me. It is only 5 years old and matured – according to the info that came with…

Octomore, the heavily peated malt from Bruichladdich, released its second edition of the 10 year old in 2016. It matured on first fill bourbon and Grenace Blanc casks. Grenache Blanc is a white grape…

This Springbank was distilled in November 2002, matured in a mix of first-fill and refill ex-bourbon barrels, and bottled in August 2017. The total outturn was 9,000 bottles.The nose is rich and lush and…