Scotch Whisky reviews

The Famous Grouse is a well known and generally well-crafted blend. They have a good number of decent and affordable whiskies to their name. The Black Grouse is one of the better known and more widely…

Laphroaig distillery (the name means "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay") was established in 1815, by Alex and Donald Johnston. It was sold to Long John International in the 1960ies and subsequently…

The Ardbeg Alligator was the first whisky I rated as expensive that I bought. It was a few years back a couple of weeks before Christmas, when, in a busy store, my friend and I probably looked too young…

The reviewed bottle is 95% full, was opened 11 months ago, and has been preserved with inert gas for the last 9 months. This 12 yo blended Scotch includes malts from Macallan and Highland ParkNose:…

Benromach 2004 Peat Smoke has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and it's ppm level is 53. A citrus perfumed peaty dram with nice sophisticated smoke following in the background. Rarely you get a smoky…

My 5th Arran review, after the Original, the 10yo, the Amarone, and an IB. Overall the 14yo falls only behind the IB.First vapor: Floral and grass; the sweet scent of walking into a florist's greenhouse…