Scotch Whisky reviews

Time for some new releases from Compass box. It’s been a while since I tasted a new one from this brilliant little whisky company (headed by John Glazer). this time we’re speaking Blended Malt again: THE…

Nassau; New Providence, The Bahamas. Island of beaches, cracked conch and just about the kindest people you'll ever meet. I'm sipping Aberfeldy 12 "The Heart of Dewars" at The British Colonial Hilton's…

Dark Amber in colourThe nose is thick and sweet, treacle, sherry, sticky dates, orange peelOn the palate there is dried fruit, bitter dark chocolate. It has a thick mouth feel. Oak follows on with a…

This is the last of the Trio. This one had only about 10-12 cc left so I poured a very few ccs into my glencairn.The nose gave me an initial hint of something interesting but was gone before I could…

A Macallan as a Macallan ought to be: fully matured on sherry, in this case a Pedro Ximenez cask. If I am not mistaken, this 21 Year Old Macallan was bottled by David Stirk for the Dutch market, under…

Premium Spirits is the Belgian importer of BenRiach and has a rather special bond with the distillery as I found out during a Soirée with Billy Walker in June of this year. Especially for them, this…

QV.ID, the specialized drinks shop in Huldenberg (Belgium) went it's own way in 2009 and Koen and Ingrid have since then put their shop on the map with a great assortment of wines, beers, gin and much…