Scotch Whisky reviews

I received for Christmas from the ex a 3-50mL Bowmore pack of 12, 15 and 18yo. I reviewed the 15 a short while ago, so let's take a look at the 12!The colour is a deep amber. On the nose, very citrusy…

This is a Signatory bottling of a 19 yr single cask Bruichladdich. This is the second best scotch I have experienced (approximately 80 including 40 or so different bottles - yes, I know that still makes…

Douglas Laing bottled this 18 Year Old Glen Keith way back in 2008. As is custom for the Old Malt Cask, it was bottled at the golden drinking strength of 50% ABV.Nice, round and full nose with yellow and…

So here's the ridiculously hard to pronounce (and even harder to spell) Diurachs' Own 16 year old. Another trademark syrupy offering from Jura.The thick Oloroso sherry comes screaming through on the back…

Glen Garioch hardly uses sherry casks, so this oloroso sherry matured is a bit of an odd one out. It was released at the end of 2013 and will set you back around 65 EUR.The aromatic nose offers red…

Virgin Oak is in. We already tried (and very much liked) the Auchentoshan Virgin Oak from the same stables. This is the first Glen Garioch that matured on completely new American oak.The nose is very…

Black Bull 12 year old by Duncan Taylor surprised me big time! I expected a much lower score from this blended whisky.Though the name implies bit more. Black Bull 12 yrs is definitely black: it is dark…

I'm wary of independent bottlings, to be honest. I never know what to expect. There's not a lot of information on most of them. And they can go horribly wrong. So when I happened to taste this with a…