Scotch Whisky reviews

Because I mean, wow. I know that I have not paid much attention to you lately. I mean, you're not exactly full of surprises, and yet, color me surprised. The amount of fresh zippiness, and oo-de-lolly…

The reviewed sample is compliments of @NozinanNose: gentle, sweet, high-pitched Claret wine greets first and dominates the nose. Along with the grape there is a little tangerine marmalade. The Springbank…

Caperdonich, a distillery from the 60’s building on the heritage of a long forgotten Speyside predecessor. Today with the single malt craze it would be unthinkable that another distillery would close its…

On a recent visit to Japan I happened to check out Yamato Trading’s showroom in Osaka and tried a number of Golden Cask Series bottlings from The House of Macduff. Among them was this 20-year old Tomatin…

I saw this at the local liquor store for $45. Compared to other stores it was a great bargain, so I jumped on it. The whisky has been decanted for three days and the bottle opened for two weeks. At 50%…

Nose: grassy with hints of aniseed. Sweeter notes lurking beneath; candied ginger?Taste: rich, oily body. Sweet with licorice and tropical fruits. Then a massive surge of oak. Wonderful, lip-smacking…