Scotch Whisky reviews

Several years ago, I tried the Tomatin 25 Year Old, right before it was replaced by the 30 Year Old. It was a bottling from 2009 and I thought it was great. But now I got the chance to try an older one…

The Whisky Mercenary - aka Jürgen Vromans – surprises us with his 20th bottling already. This time he selected an Imperial, bottled by Gordon & Macphail in their Exclusive range, meaning it comes at 50%…

In April of last year, this Tomatin 1988 was added to the core range. It will be released in batches. Batch 2 has just been released, but I will try the first release. It is a Tomatin that matured for…

Darach Ùr means ‘fresh oak’ in Gaelic and was launched in 2008 as an exclusive travel retail expression. It was matured in new American oak casks from a family-run cooperage in Bardstown/Kentucky.The…

Light golden copper color. Nose of orange, nuts and butterscotch. Perhaps a bit of oatmeal raisin cookies. Flavor is rich and smooth with buttery orange notes. Sweet golden raisins with a hint of cinn…

Nose: subtle. Malty-sweet with orchard fruit and hints of oak. Gentle and well-balanced.Taste: No complaints here. Light- to medium-bodied with moderate sweetness developing into oaky dryness, with the…

Slightly complex but the flavour profiles aren't my favourite.The nose starts off strong with notes of oil, iodine and pine. Through those strong scents are the sweetness of toffee and slight orange…