Scotch Whisky reviews

I'm spending my Sunday afternoon reviewing two Macallans (though really tasting three). The first is a newer product called the Double Cask 12 Year Old, which is a combination of whiskies matured in both…

The Dalwhinnie Distillers Edition from 2000 was a disappointment, but let me try again with a bottling from 20 years ago. This is the Distillers Edition from 1980, bottled in 1997.Again the nose offers…

The yearly Distillers Edition of most Diageo malts is double matured; in the case of Dalwhinnie on oloroso sherry casks. This is the most recent one, distilled in 2000 and released this year.Next to…

When I first saw an ad fort his NAS expression by Dalwhinnie, I could not believe my eyes. ‘Drink it straight from the freezer!’, it said. It would make this dram creamy and fruity. Seriously? Sorry, but…

Dalwhinnie is one of the first distilleries I visited (way back in 2010). A lovely distillery at an even lovelier location. But they do not have many expressions. Besides the classic Dalwhinnie 15, they…

In Spring 2017, there was much ado about this Highland Black 8 Year Old, a blend that – according to the international press – took home the top award in a blind tasting. Top award? It got a silver medal…

Nose: fruit, and lots of it. Fresh fruit, stewed fruit. Apples, pears, peaches, plums. Also some caramel sauce. This is very nice. The classic malty, mossy Glenfiddich character is complemented well…

Ardmore distillery is located in the far South-East of Speyside, at the edge of the Grampian mountains. The name Ardmore apparently derives from the Gaelic 'Ard moi' meaning 'Big Slope', a reference to…

I have tried a few Glengoyne expressions before and it sometimes reminds me a little bit of Arran. Nothing has bowled me over so far but I did enjoy the 15yr old which seemed to take really well to the…

Nose: sweet, creamy vanilla cake. I am melting a single ice cube in the glass, because otherwise this whisky is just too hot and tart to fully enjoy. As the ice melts it releases more enticing vanilla…