Scotch Whisky reviews

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the distillery (well, sorta, because it was founded in 1886, but the first spirit poured from the stills on Christmas Day 1887), the Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary…

For official Linkwood releases one needs to turn to the Flora & Fauna or Rare Malts Selection series. Or the Manager’s Choice that appeared in 2009. If you want to try another Linkwood, you need to turn…

The whisky I'm reviewing is from a 20cl bottle recently bought. If I could sum up this up in one word that word would be oily.I've never really understood the concept of an oily mouth feel but after…

The 21 Year Old Gran Reserva from Glenfiddich can be considered to be the top of the core range from this distillery. I tried it several times (even before it was renamed Gran Reserva), but will now try…

Bowmore Small Batch is matured in first and second fill bourbon casks. Surprisingly light in every step of the tasting, so a mild disappointment coming from Islay.And I'm not talking about lack of peat…

The Nectar of the Daily Drams is a well-known and respected Belgian bottler. In recent years they have bottled four casks of Linkwood. One of them is this 28 Year Old from 1984, that was released a few…

This Laffie was bottled especially for the legendary Lindores Whisky Fest in Ostend, Belgium. Please note that this was a brandy hogshead. Say what? A cask that held cognac before? Really. I do not think…