Scotch Whisky reviews

Having just reviewed the An Cnoc 12, it makes sense to follow up with the 16. In a sense, the 16 is very much an older sibling to the 12. But while they do share much of the same DNA, as it were, they…

The modern Auchentoshan 21 Year Old is een top whisky, but on my birthday I gladly put that one head to head with this older version, from 1973 (thus bottled in 1994). Today I will try it again. Not a…

Alongside the bourbon matured Sunray, Diageo also launched this Tailfire. The difference is not in price, nor ABV. Those are the same for both bottlings. As is the color, but that has more to do with…

This is the type of bottle that you only take out of your cabinet for special occasions. It is a limited edition of an Auchentoshan 30 Year Old, distilled in 1976. Only 600 decanters (you can hardly call…

You are undoubtedly aware that Macduff market sits whisky under the name Glen Deveron, after the river of the same name. This Highland distillery, on the edge of Speyside, was founded in 1962 to meet the…

Ian McLeod, who market the label Chieftain's, vatted no less than six casks to realize this release of almost 800 bottles, all of them at drinking strength.Very soft and mineral nose with a sweetness.…

In the nineties of last century, Auchentoshan bottled quite a few single casks from 1965 and 1966. One of those is this bourbon hogshead with number 1005, filled at 46,1% after 31 long years of matura…

Let us return to Douglas Laing again, but shift into higher gear with their Old Particular series. I have tried their 15 Year Old Auchentoshan 1997 before, but this single cask was bottled in January…

Ian Macleod is a bottler that already started in 1933. I am sure you have heard of them. They own brands like Isle of Skye, Smokehead, As We Get It, The Six Isles, Langs. And then there is also the…

Fred Laing and Jan Beckers selected three bourbon hogsheads to create this Single Minded bottling. It is a very pale Auchentoshan from 2001, that I tasted for the first time at Qwhizky, our yearly whisky…