Scotch Whisky reviews

Not a typical Highland Park aroma, bittersweet including malt, sherry, liquorish and treacle. The bittersweet warning signs on the nose are evident in the flavours too, a cloying sweetness combines with…

Nàdurra loosely translates as “natural” according to the label, it’s apparently made using traditional methods and aged in first fill ex bourbon casks. Is that a contradiction in terms? Who cares if it…

This is an interesting dram, intense well melded flavours smoothly delivered. The nose is subtle, malt and demerara sugar provide one theme but there are also fruity hints of orange and raspberries to…

When drinking with my friends, I tend to go on about this distillery. They aren’t particularly well known, but that’s part of the fun I suppose. I’ve tried several from their core range and so far there…

High hopes for one of my earliest purchases, and it was ok. Drawn to the unnaturally beautiful colour and nice packaging, my first few samples were candy, and caramel, and buttery. But that faded over…

Arran is a somewhat lesser known Island distillery, in the Firth of Clyde just west of Campbeltown. Their 10 year old is their entry level malt, craft presented* Nose: creamy, floral honey and melon,…