Scotch Whisky reviews

This is an older bottling from The Nectar of the Daily Drams. It was released in 2012 and is as good as untraceable nowadays. Let us find out if that is something to be sad about.Surprising nose. The…

Early May I was invited to the Mortlach Benelux Release Dinner in Brussels where I, along with about 40 other invitees, were introduced to the new range under the skillful guidance of the lovely Georgie…

The Prohibition – the so-called Noble Experiment – was repealed in 1933. This Cutty Sark was released exactly 80 years after that repeal, in 2013. Cutty Sark was one of the few whisky’s that you could…

The absolutely top notch malts from Douglas Laing are bottled in their XOP – Extra Old Particular – range. This Mortlach 1992 slept 22 long years on a sherry butt that still yielded 225 bottles at a cask…

This Mortlach can only be obtained in the shop in Elgin. It was bottled at 50% ABV and comes from one sherry cask that yielded a total of 282 bottles. It will set you back 130 quid, but then the stuff…

There is ample stock of independent Mortlach, to be sure. This Mortlach 2006 comes in the Exclusive Range by the Creative Whisky Company. It is only 8 years old.The nose is creamy, almost fatty. The…

I was glad to find a nip of this so I could try it without breaking the bank. Very rich spicy fruit aromas. Flavors of nutmeg, clove, raisins, bittersweet orange, honey, malt. Well balanced and very…

Warm rich smooth fruity and sweet malty arrival develops an evenly balanced warm herbal/vanilla/woody long slow thick finish.