Scotch Whisky reviews

On the nose, sherry oak of course. Caramel and chocolate. Not overpowered with alcohol despite the ABV. Very tasty. Also got raisins and dates, and on some tastings I got a nutty profile. After tasting…

This is my favourite entry Level bottle. The heavy peat and fresh citrus hits all the right spots.Nose: Very thick, clean and aromatic. Deep campfire smoke, wood, brine, peat, tar and petroleum. On the…

This would be the perfect Introduction to Islay.Nose: Peat. Fresh sawed wood, medicinal rubber, ash, brine. Yes, the most talked about citrus sweetness: I got mostly a more sour lime. Slight mushroom…

Glen Grants is a distillery I came to late in my drinking career, but have an increasing respect and admiration for through the purity of their spirit and lack of complication in maturation. This was…

Nose: Peat² and smoke², with the infamous biting medicinal note (Nice to meet you!). After writing the notes of this first encounter, It still haunts even from half a meter. The sweet side was most…

Chivas Regal traces its name back to the House of Chivas, a large mansion that was built at Shivas in Aberdeenshire in 1640; the name is derived from the Gaelic ‘seamhas’, meaning ‘narrow place’. In 1801…

Kicking off my first Connosr Review with this fine Islay specimen.Nose: Fresh but delicate. Syrupy, pine, light briny note, honey, vanilla and pancakes! Icing sugar (on a freshly baked cake) Floral (wild…