Scotch Whisky reviews

My earlier tasting of the Octarine took place in poor conditions (hot, outdoors, single dram) and my experience with malts was much more limited— for example, I had not tasted, or heard of, Glendronach…

A fairly one dimensional malt this, but a very pleasant one. Nose: Fino sherry (very clean fruit) toffee and butter. Taste: Sherry toffee sweetness and a whiff of smoke. Finish: Finish is short with…

This one is sharper than the 003, which I liked better. Still, it's a great bargain and going fast. I've hard tell that Laphroaig might ease off the cask strength bottlings. Then again, that's merely…

Signatory Vintage 17 yr 22/09/95 – 01/02/13 Two hogsheadsAllt A Bhainne was a distillery that has not been on my radar for very long if I'm honest. To the extent I actually had to look up how to prono…

Light Amber in colourNose is malty, musty, liquorice root, dried spices, floral, honey, stewed plums, oak, possibly a hint of smokePalate: smooth mouth feel, almost creamy. It has a light pepper bite but…