Scotch Whisky reviews

I tried this Tamnavulin at the end of last year in Ghent and found it quite excellent. So I am very happy to have been able to score a sample to retry it in the quiet of my tasting room. After 40 long…

Tomnavoulin is a village in Speyside of which the name is Gaelic for ‘mill on the hill’. That is also where Tamnavulin Distillery got her name from. It is a very young distillery in fact, founded only…

This one is the second youngest in the 1824 Series. I didn't like the Gold much (scored it a 75 about a year ago) so let's see how this one stands up.The colour is, um, amber. On the nose, it is quite…

I've been dying to do a side-by-side of the 12 Year Old and the Amber. And hey - now's as good a time as any!My understanding is that the age statement Sherry Oak whiskies are being phased out (everyw…

Kilchoman is the new kid on the block for Islay distilleries. The first to be built for 124 years and starteded production in 2005. They use barley grown on site at Rockside Farm and malted at the dis…

Clynelish distillery is situated near Brora on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It was built in 1968, next to the original Clynelish distillery which was closed. The original distillery was reopened…

Difficult to get excited about, but this is a good malty highland, very soft on the palate. Easy drinking, no hard edges. Nose: Touches of peat and heather hidden in malty aromas. A slight whiff of smoke…