Scotch Whisky reviews

A recent gift of some open bottles from a professional caterer has given me just my second taste of standard Famous Grouse Blended Scotch. Now, I am willing to take every whisky at its own merits, and…

Close to BenRiach and Longmorn - in the heart of Speyside – you can find the Linkwood distillery. She was founded in 1821. She still produces mostly for the blending industry (primarily for White Horse…

My kids are in bed, exhausted from their opening performance in “Annie Jr.”, my wife is out celebrating her birthday with friends, and I’m able to sit down and catch up with a review or 2. Who am I…

End of May I had the pleasure of visiting Bert Bruyneel (owner of Asta Morris) and got to taste one of the best Caol Ila I have ever tried. Strike that: one of the best Islay whiskies I have ever tried…

I'm working from home on a Friday afternoon, so thought I'd take a break for a little review. I'm on the last heel of a 1L bottle of Talisker Dark Storm, purchased at auction some months ago but other…

I posted a review of this blend over on my blog. I've had Teacher's many times throughout my adult life and I've always enjoyed it as a casual drink to which I don't have to pay much attention. I rece…

I found this sample buried in my cabinet, and have no idea who gave it to me (if it was you, or you know who it was, please tell me! I feel terrible about this!) It is an old and now quite rare bottling…

I had tasted this somewhere a few years ago (likely at a whisky show) and wasn't that crazy about it - but a few weeks ago I purchased it on a whim. Let's see if my opinion about it has changed...The…

I purchased this bottle at a Companions of the Quaich dinner some time ago. Blue Hangar is the brand of blended malts bottled by Berry Bros. & Rudd on a periodic basis. This bottle has been open for a…

On May 28 I bought a bottle of this Scotch with a gift card and brought it to a dinner party. No one wanted any and the hosts don’t drink whisky so I was given it to take home. It promptly fell out of…