Scotch Whisky reviews

The boys and girls of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society always give their bottlings funny names during their tasting panels. This Glen Elgin from 1999 was dubbed 'A toy shop in an orange grove'. Well, I am…

In the heart of Speyside, some 3 kilometers from the village of Elgin, you’ll find the Glen Elgin Distillery that today produces mostly for the White Horse blend. There are a couple of official bottlings…

Springbank 12 Cask strength, Batch 14, bottled in January 2017 at 54.2%Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea, My desire is always to be here, Oh Mull of KintyreOk, so Springbank of Campbe…

It had been quite a while since Erik Molenaar – owner of Kintra – had released a whisky. A lot has to do with the fact that he is very busy with his Wagging Finger distillery, with which he is currently…

The days that peated whisky was solely produced on Islay are long gone (actually, they never existed). Quite a few distilleries like to experiment with pated malt, including Glenturret. This is their…

The Sherry Edition from Glenturret, which saw the light of day in 2015, is comparable to the Triple Wood. The only thing lacking in the mix is the bourbon cask matured whisky – this is solely a vatting…

In 2016 Glenturret released a second batch of its three NAS expressions Triple Wood, Sherry Cask and Peated, but this time around at a slightly higher ABV, i.e. 43%. Well, let's give those a go then.The…

Glenturret is not the most famous of Highland distilleries, while it is one of the oldest, founded in 1775. But I’m sure you’ve heard of the Famous Grouse before, which has its spiritual home here. In…

I’ve always felt that the story behind a bottle is often as important as what’s inside. When the two are both good, the result can be exceptional. Of the four new bottles I opened with @Maddie, @Victor…

This Dufftown 1984 slept 26 long years on a sherry butt, giving it a bright copper colour and a cask strength of 55%. The nose needs a bit of time to open up. It all begins rather simple on apples and…