Scotch Whisky reviews

Sweet smoky lemons

This year, on 28 and 29 May, Jura Tastival 2014 will take place. In their own words, this is a 'whisky tasting revolution'. Especially for the festival a whisky was bottled under the name Tastival. Along…

The Isle of Jura 1976 was very much to my liking, so the expectations for this 1977 are pretty high. In this case it is a mix of bourbon barrels and a port cask. So it must be sweeter, I think.Walnuts…

Dim's Drams, Malt Whisky Corner and The Bonding Dram bought this cask together from Signatory from their Un-Chillfiltered Collection, meaning it is bottled at 46%. What is interesting, of course, is that…

A Bunna for less than 35 EUR? You will have to look for the Macphail’s Collection then, a label of Gordon & Macphail that offers 8 Year Old single malts at a very friendly price. On this label ‘Heavily…

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!

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…

Well, my birthday was actually last week but I finally have a chance to try this wonderful and generous birthday present from Igor Kossov. It is a mini of Islay Mist 17 Year Old, but from the 1970s!…

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…