Scotch Whisky reviews

The Glen Garioch 1797 Founder's Reserve is the entry level malt, without age statement, of this Highland Distillery. It was, as the name suggests, founded in 1797 in Old Meldrum. Since 1984 the distil…

In 1995, the Glen Garioch distillery was closed and offered up for sale, but Suntory got a change of heart and after an investement of around £700.000 reopened it after two years. Since then, she has…

GlenDronach has quite a few lovely things in their wood finishes series. This 18 Year Old was finished on a Tawny port cask, which will offer red fruit – I think. The proof of the pudding is in the…

This Dalmore first matured in American white oak. Part was then recasked into Palomino sherry casks, while another part was transferred to first fill bourbon cask. Then all was brought back together for…

When you know that the independent bottler Wemyss has the tradition of naming the bottles after a tasting panel has checked the contents, I expect to discover some cognac in this aged Glen Garioch. Hmm…

The Dalmore Constellation Vintage 1973 is an impressive 38 years old. It matured for 32 long years on American oak, then three years on French Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks and a final 3 years on small…

This third batch of the GlenDronach Cask Strength (no age statement) is also a vatting of oloroso and PX sherry casks. Let us give that a go. The previous two batches were quite to my liking. Batch 4…

I recently attended a lovely tasting for Burn Stewart Distillery where they served samples from both their whiskies. The unpeated Tobermory and the lightly peated Ledaig.The evening was conducted by…

Living in Dubai has it's up side when it comes to whiskies. With the enormous amount of wealth and buying power this little city has there is little discussion on where luxury spirits need to be unveiled…