Scotch Whisky reviews

I was on a bit of a shopping spree when I came across this funny sounding whisky. What's a Stronachie? I asked my self. Never heard of it. Tried to do a bit of research but there was precious little…

There's a certain old school way of making single malt whiskies that I really like. No frills. Just good old-fashioned traditional whisky making.Distill some quality spirit. Stick it in a high quality…

The colour is a deep reddish bronze (pretty identical to the 47). On the nose, damp tobacco leaves, plums, rum-raisin, old leather, Christmas cake. Some papaya as well. Light molasses and cloves. More…

This is a single cask Clynelish 1982 from the stocks of Douglas Laing. Clynelish aficionados claim that 1982 is one of the best years for the distillery. It was bottled in the Old Malt Cask series,…

This is already the 40th Clynelish that I have the fortune to try. Taste Still, a Belgian bottler, launhed this Clynelish for the Whisky Live Festival in Spa in 2010 – in a beautiful decanter. There is…

The Nectar selected this cask and had it bottled by Andrew Symington's Signatory. It was presented at the Spirits in the Sky festival last November. This adolescent Clynelish is very, very pale.The nose…

Braeval was founded in 1973 as Braes of Glenlivet by Chivas Brothers, which is also the biggest client for their blending purposes. There are no official bottlings at this point, so we need to look at…