Scotch Whisky reviews

If you ask me, Modernism started at Clynelish. And this 14 yo is the liquid expression of Piet Mondrian’s "Composition in Brown and Grey" (google it...I did!)-- with its brownish mustard and grey sect…

Hot sweet and spicy arrival develops a warm thick long slow fruit loaded finish.

Don’t think anyone is going to fight me on this, but Glendronach is one of the best distilleries out there at the moment. The miracles in cask selection the people of Billy Walker performed after the…

Tasted January 2013.Ah, Talisker, the single malt that started it all for me a few years ago, and it still holds a special place in my heart for that reason.Nose - peat smoke and saltiness, smoked kip…

Nose: a tad pungent, almost sweaty, then sweeter notes save the day. Aniseed, sour apple, barnyard hay. Given time and a bit of water the malt expands and really jumps out of the glass with citrus and…

Laphroaig is one of those iconic distilleries from Scotland that have built up a strong reputation of coming up with some absolute cracking expressions at regular intervals and believe me when I say this…

A little over a year ago, Tullibardine decided to give their core range an overhaul. The entry level malt became the Tullibardine Souvereign that matured solely on bourbon casks. But they took it to the…