Scotch Whisky reviews

The boys of the Ypres Whisky Friends – who already delighted us with a (teaspooned) Laphroaig and an excellent Annandale – presented their third club bottling on 30 June: a Highland Park – even if it's…

In the Inganess Bay near Orkney you can find the wreck of the Juniata, a ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1918. Despite the damage, the ship – which was then still called the Sprocol – was…

Robert Louis Stevenson published his book 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in 1886 , allegedly written as a result of a nightmare. He only took three days to complete the 141-page book, by the…

Robert Louis Stevenson published his book 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in 1886 , allegedly written as a result of a nightmare. He only took three days to complete the 141-page book, by the…

Belgian bottler Klubb23 selected this cask of Bruichladdich for the Dram Brothers Whisky Society Grand Duchy of Luxembourg... that's a mouthful, right? It contains a young Laddie that matured in a…

An Islay Blended Malt that goes by the name Bessie? That must be a teaspooned Laffie, right? Clearly named after Elizabeth Williamson, who once ran the Laphroaig distillery. From 1954 to 1972 she even…

I was recently a guest at the whisky festival in Toulouse and ran into my French companion Xavier who pressed this sample into my hand. It contains a 28-year-old Laddie that was bottled by the Scotch…

The color of this Bunna immediately appeals to the imagination. After all, this young malt got a finish on an oloroso sherry cask. The Whisky Jury only marketed 120 bottles, which meant they were sold…

A few weeks ago my whisky buddy Rainer sent me a message about this bottle. And whether he would be allowed to come by to have it tasted and whether I would like to make a Rambling about it? Yes & yes…

At the end of last year I tasted the first release of the Lagavulin Offerman Edition, named after Nick Offerman, American actor and comedian who makes no secret of the fact that he loves to drink Laga…