Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: Very intense - sweet and floral. Butterscotch and creamy caramel. A bit of citrus and parma violets lurking around. Sharpens slightly over time.Palate: More of the same although Parma Violets and…

Time to try this one: Mortlach 15yo Gordon & MacPhail, a bottle that is hard to find here in Belgium, but it can easily be found in a Tesco somewhere in the Highlands. I really liked its older brother…

Found notes on the Old Ardbeg 10, last drams, tucked in a drawer.Nose: Licorice, and oily, tarry Sherry sweets. Freshly varnished fence posts. Stewed apples and lemon peel. Sea salt. So much goin on,…

Warm gentle herbal sweet arrival develops a long smoky syrupy sweet vegetal smooth finish.

Lagavulin distillery was founded by John Johnston on the South shore of Islay in 1816, one year after Ardbeg distillery had been established. In 1825 Johnston acquired the nearby Ardmore distillery, and…

I'll confess, I do love a bit of Latin, I think it adds mystery probably because I can't understand a fucking word of it. Rather like that dead language there's loads going on with this whisky and some…

As this is my here on connsor I thought I would review a very special whisky from my personal whisky journey: Brora 21 year old by Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask (distilled June 1981; bottled October…

A distillery and region which seems misunderstood by many, possibly not helped by Springbank’s plethora of malt styles. I would probably have scored this whisky closer to 85 a few years ago but its grown…