Scotch Whisky reviews

I have very little experience with Craigellachie. I tasted their 13 and 17 YO expressions a few years back during Dewar’s Last Great Malts of Scotland theatrical production. I left unimpressed. This…

I recently hosted a unique online masterclass in which all six official releases from this closed distillery were tasted, from the 12 years old Flora & Fauna series to all 5 Diageo Special Releases (20yo…

The Whisky Jury – a Belgian independent bottler – has spoiled us in the past with lovely single casks. For the 14th release he selected a first fill quarter cask that was filled with Coal Ila spirit on…

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

Another Chinquapin barrel from GlenAllachie, this time selected by the Belgian shop Wine4You, run by the sympathetic owner Ivo Drabs. Knowing how knowledgeable Ivo is, I expect this to be very good.Holy…

Until recently I had never even heard of Chinquapin, but turns out to be a type of white oak from North-America, related to the chestnut tree. Drinks Shop Bos from Belgium bottled this single cask – sold…

Whisky Import Nederland – WIN for short – was able to secure a sherry butt that was filled with the GlenAllachie spirit in 2018 and bottled at cask strength in 2020 in their First Cask series. What a…

Not so long ago Glenallachie – sorry, GlenAllachie – was taken over by Billy Walker, but this is a distillate from before his reign. Distilled in 2008 and bottled at cask strength for the Belgian impo…