Scotch Whisky reviews

The Highland distillery Balblair stopped bottling with an age statement years ago, but now uses vintages (thus mentioning the year of distillation). This Balblair 2005 was released in December 2015 as…

I do not really have a lot of experience with Tomintoul. This is only my 13th. Hopefully that will not bring me bad luck. I know that end of 1960s Tomintoul can be quite stunning, but this is from 1971…

Tomintoul labels itself 'The Gentle Dram'. In August 2016 they announced their newest release, a NAS, under the name Tomintoul Tlàth. This is Gaelic for gentle or soft. Believers say ‘well chosen’, non…

Ceci n'est pas une pipe, the famous artwork by Magritte, inspired John Glaser to go head-to-head with the trend of produces to market whisky more as a luxury good, status symbol and investment vehicle…

About three years ago I tried the Flaming Heart from Compass Box, a blended malt that is composed with care by John Glaser and his team. This 5th edition was released to celebrate the 15th anniversary…