Scotch Whisky reviews

Amber Rock is a fairly new expression of Cardhu (the spiritual home of Johnny Walker). Historically, only the 12 Year Old (which I am not a fan of) was available in Ontario. I visited the distillery a…

The reviewed bottle, 1998 13 YO Inchgower Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series, was aged in a refill Sherry butt. The reviewed bottle was sampled when the bottle was newly opened and then 8 days…

The reviewed bottle was aged in a refill bourbon barrel. The reviewed bottle was sampled with the bottle newly opened and then 8 days later. There was no noticeable difference in the flavours over this…

The reviewed bottle is a Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series 8 yo Dufftown, with no vintage year listed. The whisky was aged in refill bourbon barrels. The reviewed whisky was sampled when the…

Guaranteed 10 years old seems an odd term to use for a minimum age statement, but this distillery did stand idle for a few years in the 1990’s before Glenmorangie came to the rescue which probably exp…

My first bottle of this was bought in Sorrento, Italy more years ago than I care to remember, and I was reminded of this when back there last May, they still have good liquor outlets and bargains if you…

The PC Islay Barley was supposed to arrive here in november but, I read somewhere that some storms prevented some whisky getting off the Island on time. But now it's finally available:) I wanted to try…