Scotch Whisky reviews

The Whisky Mercenary - aka Jürgen Vromans – just launched its first peated non-Islay whisky. It is a Ledaig from 2005. I quite like Ledaig 2005. Remember the bottlings for Anverness, Smoking Buffalo and…

Arran distillery is the only distillery on the Isle of Arran. It was founded in 1994 by Harold Currie and was officially opened in 1995. Most of the production goes into single malt whisky; however a…

Earthy, rich, smooth and mild.

Ah, yes! The old school Ardbegs from the great forgotten era of 2010. Back when peat monsters ruled and the world was getting it's first taste of NAS whiskies.Second in line after the inaugural 2009…

I bought this bottle for my birthday in 2009 when I was living in Seattle. It was near the end of the liquor controlled monopoly in Washington State. A few bottles of Brora 25yo reached Seattle, and I…

I’m not too familiar with older Laphroaigs. Before buying this bottle, the oldest Laphroaig I’d had was a 16 year old OB, and that was ages ago. My familiarity with this brand comes mostly from my con…