Scotch Whisky reviews

In 2015 the Dalmore Valour was introduced in the duty free range in Qatar (of all places), to be further offered in other airports and finally in regular retail stores. You can still find it today for…

While the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has recently put its range in new livery – with colors referring to taste sensations instead of whisky regions – I will try an older bottling from distillery 41. That…

Dallas Dhu is no more. The distillery – which started life als Dallasmore and is best known for the bleds Roderick Dhu and Benmore – closed in 1983 and lost its license to distill in 1992. Today it is…

Dailuaine is rather unknown as a single malt as 98% of the production disappears in the parent company Diageo’s blends. More’s the pity as Dailuaine can actually be quite good. The one I try today is…

Since Burn Stewart Distillers took over the brand Deanston in 2009 – together with Tobermory, Ledaig and Bunnahabhain – it is bottled at 46,3% ABV and not chill filtered. The new (well) version of Dea…

Drumwhat? Never heard of it? No worries, it is not surprising. This is a young malt from the Speyside distillery, named after a small village nearby. It does not have a grand reputation. The first spirit…

Much like Ardbeg and Laphroaig, Lagavulin is one of those distilleries that has the ability to turn grown men into fanboys. Unlike the latter examples, it does so by releasing very few whiskys and with…

This is a long post but it's to compare both batches. I had the opportunity last year to trade a bottle of Tempest batch VI for a V  with @Nozinan through the kindest of whisky mules @Robert99. It was…

This is an abbreviated version of an entry I'll be posting on my blog tomorrowI've long been a fan of Laphroaig, yet I often take it for granted. In a bid to try every whisky under the sun, I sometimes…

A sample of this NAS cask strength Macallan (at 60.1% ABV) was part of a very generous birthday gift from @paddockjudge.The colour is one of the deepest and reddest I have ever seen in a whisky - almost…