Scotch Whisky reviews

This golden oldie is in fact a Highland Malt! But little info can be found about this release, apart from the fact that it was Italian import and the producers call themselves the Crazy Scotch Interna…

The Hard Fired expression from Ballantine’s was an Amazon exclusive and contains malt that matured on double charred casks, hence the name. That’s about all the info I could find, except for the fact…

Liquid history, you say? Count me in! This Haig Gold Label was bottled over 60 years ago! Haig is one of the great whisky barons from an era long gone and for decades their Gold Label sold very well. I…

I was secretly hoping for a fourth release in the Ghost & Rare Series and this one actually would fit in that series (same luxurious packaging and it has some ‘ghost’ distilleries in the mix), but for…

I'm not sure if this is my first Glengoyne. I may have tasted the 15 Year Old awhile back but I don't think I've ever reviewed one. From what I could find online, Glengoyne straddles the Highland line…

This was back in March 2016, at a joint in Madrid called Sita, which is now totally defunct. They had a number of brands, nothing spectacular per se, but I came across this Matisse Old, that, despite the…

So an acquaintance of mine found some years ago this beautiful ceramic decanter, whose contents were meant to come from the 1960s but that on closer study rather seem to arise from the 1970s.Donald…

Just when you thought you had tried all Johnnie's portfolio, it turns out they decide to produce a Blenders' Batches series, beginning with this pumped-up version of Red Label that adds some magic from…

Lastly in our Compass Box exploration, we come to The Peat Monster. This is 64% Caol Ila matured in refill hogsheads, 35% Laphroaig matured in refill hogshead, and 1% "highland malt blend" matured in…

Part 2 of my Compass Box exploration; The Spice Tree. Now, unlike the Spaniard, I did cheat and look up the fact sheet on this before I poured it. Sorry, just couldn't resist. I'll post the fact sheet…