Scotch Whisky reviews

Another new expression released recently from the farm distillery of Kilchoman, this time no cask finishes or wine casks at all, ex-bourbon only. This batch is bottled from a vatting of 35 such casks…

This is the second of three Bowmore miniatures in my set. What I found most interesting when I compared this to the Laimrig (they ARE the same age) was that they were so completely different.Nose: Syrup…

The Macallan Select Oak is offered in the Duty Free range and thus comes in a 1 litre bottle – it costs around 60 EUR. The Select Oak is a marriage of whisky matured on three types of casks: American oak…

This is the closest Ive tried to a perfect peaty malt. Lagavulin would definitely get into the category of bonfire, leather, iodine, but also a raisin and a toasted pistachio marrying in your palate.…

I bought this as part of a three pack of minis about a year ago. My brother-in-law had managed to get me a bottle of Laimrig and I wanted to try a few standard bottlings before talking a cask strength…

Birnie Moss is an intensely peated version of BenRiach, with no age statement. It is very young, around 4 years. Birnie Moss is a peat bog close to the distillery. This was one of the first releases…