Scotch Whisky reviews

With a recent review of the HP Valknut (which until recently I thought was a made up parody name), I was inspired to dig into my samples for another NAS Viking themed HP to review.I was lucky enough to…

My second bottle of this 12 year old OB and whilst I didn't rate that last bottle here, I enjoyed it immensely and would have rated it high 80s ( I think I drank it, with the help of my Mum, in under a…

This brand new Kilchoman matured on STR casks. STR is short for ‘shaved, toasted, re-charred’, so that gives you an idea what happened to the casks. After 7 years of maturation no less than 14.500 bot…

Viking Line from Finland is a ferry service in Scandinavia. They often offer exclusive single casks on their ships. This is one of those: a Kilchoman 5 Year Old 2007 single sherry cask.The peat smoke is…

For Feis Ile 2018 Kilchoman vatted 4 bourbon barrels, which resulted in a limited release of 744 bottles which sold out in a flash. Thanks to the Whisky Amigos (Belgian friends) I was able to get one.…

Everyone loves to talk trash about Highland Park, more so than Macalllan I think. It's largely in part to how far they've leaned into this whole Viking mythos, coupled with the sheer volume of new rel…

Murray McDavid is the property of Aceo Ltd for a few years now. They took it over from Mark Reynier, former owner of Bruichladdich Distillery. This is an older bottling. The cask was selected by Mark…

I have had the pleasure of hanging out with the sympathetic Thompson brothers on a few occasions. Simon and Philip not only run the upstart Dornoch Distillery (that reminds me I still have their first…

For Feis Ile 2018 Bunnahabhain released two different bottles: a 10 years old on oloroso and a 15 years old on Spanish oak. I was able to get my hands on a bottle of the former, the 10 Year Old Moine,…

Glengoyne might not have crossed your radar, yet they've managed to amass a steady following in the last few years. This former Edrington property was developed into a successful single malt brand by new…