Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: Warming and smooth, yet with a sharp edge. Sultanas, Apples, Cinnamon. Treacle, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Dark Chocolate yet tempered by acidic notes. This is gorgeous and intense!Palate: Much more…

Warm fast steady herbal/vegetable arrival develops a slow short finish.

sample from a friendNose: Light sherry. Generally on light, sweet malt. Crystallized lemon candy chews. Pith and waxy fruit. Delicate and subtle pre-ripe peach. I almost get the sense that there's pha…

For this age of whisky this is gossamer light malt. A duty free offering at 40%, felt slightly short changed by the percentage, but the age was reassuring. Anyway what does it taste like, that’s the most…

I should confess a love of the Bruichladdich 3D bottling and have two versions currently open and a 3D infinity awaiting a special occasion. I assume the Port Charlotte series carry on this line of…

I really like "Car Dash" Portwood. In my opinion, only curmudgeons that are set in their ways might suffer from an inability to appreciate this very unique offering by Laphroaig. Yes, it's radically…

A clean little malt, no peat and little smoke allows the malt to shine. The lack of peat as part of the malting/distilling at Glengoyne shows how good malt can be without this traditional Scottish source…

The elder brother of the 10 year old reviewed below. More depth here, greater body and a few more layers of complexity to show that the extra ageing has added something worthwhile. The finish is a bit…