Scotch Whisky reviews

Ballechin is the name of a former distillery (1810-1927) that could be found about 4 miles south of where Edradour is today. When Andrew Symington started his peated runs in 2003, he did not have to look…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Unlike most distiller's releases of HP, this one was matured in bourbon casks (as opposed to Sherry, which is what most HP is aged in, at least for some of the time). Bottling info: Cask 1480. 375ml. 25…

I'd ordered this at a pub never hearing about it before, I was pleasantly surprised.Smell: Pears, syrup (which, together, make up some of my favourite desserts)Taste: Light oak, peach cobbler, a very…

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…

Another cask sample from an Edradour that is not yet released. It was distilled in 1989 and is currently maturing on an oloroso sherry cask. It was one of the better Edradour I tasted at the masterclass…