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…

This is another work in progress that was served by Andrew at a festival in Belgium in November 2013. It is not yet on the market, but might be the new standard 10 Year Old Ballechin to be released in…

This eight and final release of Ballechin, batch 8 from 2013, matured on Sauternes wine casks. It is the last peated Edradour in the so-called Discovery Series. As of 2014, a Ballechin 10 Year Old will…

Highland Park Svein is a member from the Warrior Series (for travel retail) by Highland Park. Svein is one of the three newest members of the overall six. Unlike it's two brothers Harald and Einar, Svein…

Edradour has a somewhat dubious reputation. A bit like Auchentoshan (let me be the first to say it). That is why this week, I will try nothing but Edradour and Ballechin. Might turn out to become a very…

At a festival in Belgium some whisky writers and bloggers, myself included, were invited by Andrew Symington for a tasting. He wanted to prove that Edradour’s dubious reputation was undeserved and bro…

This 13 Year Old appeared in the Natural Cask Strength series, the Edradour in those wonderful decanters. It matured for 13 years on a sherrycask and was bottled at cask strength. Wonderful dark color…

The last cask of Edradour from 1985, their oldest stock, was bottled in July 2011. So the label boldly states ‘Farewell to 1985 – Last Cask’. The whisky was finished on PX sherry. But what a cask that…

Complex steady warm arrival develops a balanced spicy herbal / vegetable long slow finish.

I've been playing around with the Benromach range lately, most recently enjoying a 30 year old Benromach that was just lovely.And then a couple of days ago more whisky toys arrived, specifically a Ben…