Scotch Whisky reviews

The Ultimate is a label from the Dutch bottler Van Wees. It is the only Linlithgow they ever bottled. I need not tell you that Linlithgow is the name used by many bottlers to indicate the closed Lowland…

Cragganmore was founded in 1869 in Ballindaloch. This is, of course, the heart of Speyside. The founder chose this location because of the Craggan burn that provides the water, but also the Strathspey…

Between Aberlour and Elgin you can pass a beautiful distillery along the A95. Built ini 1925 by Long John Distillers, it is one of the last that was built in the twentieth century. You can hardly find…

Bladnoch is a distillery that has not appeared often on my blog. I have only tried three so far, including the fantastic Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 for The Bonding Dram, that I helped select. It is the…

When this release of the Talisker 25 Year Old hit the shelves in 2006, it was still bottled at a cask strength (while subsequent releases are now bottled at the trademark 45,8%).The nose is spicy to be…

This bottle has become quite rare. It is a special vatting that was available only at the distillery as of 2004. Only 350 bottles were released at the almost unique (for Talisker) strength of 60% ABV.The…

It is amazing how much Oban 14 year old is like a crossover of usual Islay and Speyside stuff. This Highlander surely is a crossbreed of fruity smoothness and heavy smoke but something falls short.…

Littlemill has been closed for twenty and mostly went up in flames a decade ago. But there seems to be plenty of stock as releases are quite regular. This most recent one from Malts of Scotland just hit…