Scotch Whisky reviews

This is the fourth year that Isle of Jura tags on to the Feis Ile on Islay and releases a special bottling with the name Isle of Jura Tastival. On 1st June 2017 they released a malt that matured on…

This is an abbreviated version of my most recent blog postBottom shelf blends don't generally garner much attention in the blogosphere. We're passionate about our favourite single malts, peat levels,…

I picked up a 1L bottle of this at Ben Gurion airport in March of 2015. At $110 US it was extravagant (but it’s $175.50 CAD for 750 cc in Ontario at the time of writing 2.5 years later) but it was…

@Astroke inspired me to pick this up. A 10 YO possibly cask strength bottle for $80 (inaccurately listed as 46.3% at LCBO). The only experience I have with Deanston is in the context of @paddockjudge’s…

It's an interesting feeling to be drinking liquid history. It doesn't automatically mean that that history isn't going to turn into a sob story, though. This Littlemill, thankfully, didn't. It is deli…

This is a perfect example of how uncontrolled peat and smoke can really screw up your enjoyment. Folks who enjoy big, in your face smoke will love this, since this whisky is like an essential oil of all…

This 25-year old was released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Lagavulin distillery in 2016 (an 8-year and an 18-year old were also released). It was matured exclusively in ex…

Laphroaig Lore was released in 2016. According to distillery manager John Campbell, this is a vatting of whiskies that are between 7 and 21 years old. A variety of casks is used in producing Lore, among…

In 2016 Tullibardine launched the so-called Marquess Collection in which they present historical figures rather than an age statement. Ouch, that did not come out right. After all, the label clearly…

For my twentieth encounter with Tullibardine I chose an official bottling from the Single Cask Edition. Hogshead #3160 yielded 227 bottles at cask strength. It was released in 2010 and is nowhere to be…