Scotch Whisky reviews

The late whisky writer Michael Jackson once described Glen Ord as 'perilously drinkable'. The distillery can be found on the Black Isle, which – contrary to what the name suggests – is not an island, but…

Well, this is a bit of an oldie. After all, Glen Mhor was closed in 1983 and demolished a few years later. On the former site, you will find a shopping center nowadays. I have only been able to try 4…

Ben Nevis is a distillery near Fort William at the foot of the mountain with the same name. It is, by the way, the highest mountain in the UK with its peak at 1344 meters. In my experience Ben Nevis can…

Longmorn – BenRiach’s direct neighbour, even their buildings actually touch – recently jumped on the bandwagon of premiumisation and has ‘re-invented’ itself. In other words, their standard bottlings…

I confess, Strathmill and I don’t get along very well. I have only tried two that I really liked and those had matured for 37 and 38 years respectively. So it does not come as a surprise that is has…

I was somewhat surprised when I found in my archives that so far I have only tried six Imperial. There are plenty of bottlings on the market, despite the fact that the distillery was closed in 1998 …

I've been sitting on this bottle for about a year so was very excited to open this recently. Always seems to get good reviews and I can see why.As soon as I popped the cork and had a Leadbelly style…

Before I begin, let me say that taste is subjective, and be it known that I am a big fan of Glenfarclas and their house style. I enjoy the 12, and the 15 is glorious. The 105 is good but I prefer the…

I picked up this bottle recently on offer and it's the new bottle design with the embossed glass like my Mum's front window. Not a fan. I preferred the older style, but only add that as a mere footnote…

Here goes my first ever whisky review!I took a bit of a risk with this one. Buying 2 bottles without tasting it following watching Ralfy's review. I figured that I've always liked whiskies that Ralfy…