Scotch Whisky reviews

Dominated by 2003 Ardbeg (as i've heard), and some Caol Ila and some clynelish this is a lovely very peaty compass box, Islay centric for sure. far peatier than the peat monster.nose: Big notes of ash…

Macallan Fine Oak 15 YearsColour: straw yellow.Nose: Wild flowers, quite noble, lots of oak spices. Palate: starts smooth and sweet like thinned maple syrup but that turns woody, green and piney but all…

One day, on November 18th 2001, someone filled sherry butt #284 with lightly peated new make at the Bladnoch distillery. On July 13th 2012 they dumped the butt into bottles, and this is the fine result…

This is an abbreviated of a blog entry I will post tonight or tomorrowAccording to their promotional materials, Ardbeg is as close to perfection as makes no difference. That's a bold claim. It's also…

Nose: Quite sweet and fruity on entry, with a nice smoky/peaty earthy hint that adds complexity. Mostly red fruit, and ripe red berries (strawberry?), vanilla and barley, and a hint of mint.Palate: Big…

As the title says, i find it like lemon butter sponge cake on the nose, but then on the palate seems dry and nutty and the barley comes through.

Nose: Quite somber with a hefty amount of oak, wood lacquer , pepper and spice, there’s also some dark honey note, as well as conserved lemon, a hint of tobacco leaf and very weak distant note of smoke…

Nose: Cereal, fruit salad, vanilla, citrus, peach. Very inviting.Palate: Herbaceous, vinous (Riesling and Chardonnay), syrupy orchard fruit, biscuit, fresh orange blossom.Finish: Sultana, citrus, malt…

Packed with orchard fruit, custard cream and cinnamon spice.

This is an older, official bottling from Mortlach, released in 2004. If you can find it today, you will have to cough up some 1.200 to 1.600 EUR to add it to your cabinet. Hence I am happy to say that…