Scotch Whisky reviews

Sweet smelling, nearly cloying, long lasting, hints of sherry, very balanced, consistent and intriguing. There is something earty, seaweed hits and salty(?) Hard to pick any particular flavours but will…

The Isle of Jura Origin is the reincarnation of their standard 10 Year Old. But you know as well as I that batches can vary significantly and the last time I tried this one was in 2010. Seeing that I…

Eilan Gillan is a French bottler with only a few releases to its name, including an Arran, two Bowmore, a Caol Ila, two Macallan, but also four Clynelish. This is one of them, a single cask that was…

Machir Bay is all but three years old. It is a mix of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks (about 30%). The first time I tried this was at a Kilchoman tasting in Ghent. I recently received a sample from my…

The Bowmore 100 Degrees was launched for the duty free range, bottled at 57,1% ABV. The strength would have to do with the testing of the alcohol percentage by sailors with gunpowder, back in the old…

The Bonding Dram has recently purchased some casks (split with colleagues). This young Bunnahabhain matured on a sherry cask and was bottled at cask strength by Signatory Vintage. That means it comes in…

A viscous, tangy, floral, smoky and smooth whisky with a slightly dry aftertaste with a hint of seaweed. My tasting buddy said it reminded him of Christingles!

I have to admit that I hardly found any information about this bottling. All I know is that it was bottled exclusively for the Belgian retailer Tasttoe. It came under the Octave label, marketed by Duncan…

I have absolutely no idea what Feith A' Chaorainn means, but according to Google it stands for 'the land around the rowan'. That does not help me much. So let me simply get started on this Isle of Jura…