Scotch Whisky reviews

Since this dram is hard to find here in Taipei, my friend and I sprung at the chance to pick up a bottle together. It had been a while since any Coal Ila whisky had graced my shelf, and I wasn’t sure…

As I open this bottle, I am indeed excited. Brilliant light amber/straw coloured yellow. Much lighter colour than my 15 or 18, but with a similar hue to the Leif Ericsson. Initially... a seemingly typ…

The entry level Arran seems to divide the whisky community, some appreciate its honest simplicity, for others this seems to be a deal breaker. Non chill-filtered and no colour was added, the golden straw…

Nose: Different. Warm, sweet, nose. Winey/Grape, and faint chocolate overtop of a faint grassy floral malt. Taste: the Amarone "dry red" wine influence really takes over and seems to overpower the malt…

In 2006 and 2007 Diageo launched three different “Singleton” single malt whiskies that were produced at three different distilleries: a 12-year old Dufftown for Europe and Africa (2006), a 12-year old…

A subtle but "classic Oban" nose. A balanced salty caramel malt with the ever present background smoke. On first taste, there is more caramel with the smoke wafting in the background but with some fruit…