Scotch Whisky reviews

After tasting the 10yr old, I went on a Ledaig craze. I like the distillery profile, they keep it simple and the price/quality is usually very good.The looks: pale straw, very youngThe nose: Quite a…

Peated Edradrour matured on first fill oloroso sherry casks for six years: that is how you could describe this Ballechin Batch 4. Just like the previous (and following) releases, it is bottled at the…

They say the anticipation of sex is better than the sex itself. Ever since I began collecting malts I have had a fascination with Ardbeg. That was even before I had tasted one. My intrigue grew as did…

I think we all owe Glenfiddich a huge thanks! Not only for keeping the single malt flag flying so that it's visible to all those rookies out there but also providing seasoned palates with gem after gem…

The third release of Ballechin, from 2008, is a 5 Year Old whisky. Ballechin is Edradour peated up to 50 ppm, matured on a whole plethora of cask types. Deze batch matured on port casks.Boy, what a…

Famous Grouse is one of Scotland's most favourite blended Scotch whisky. It has whisky from Glenrothes, Macallan and Highland Park.It has some extra factor in it, that makes it better than most of the…

Glenlivet 18 year old was bit of an disappointment after my great experiences with the 12YO. It was surprisingly robust for its age, though that wasn't necessarily the key factor for disappointment…

When I was young and impressionable (not too long ago) I happened across a certain gentleman by the name of Jim Murray. His opinions and reviews left me riveted. I would swear by him and ridicule people…