Scotch Whisky reviews

Warm slow earthy peaty smokey arrival develops a long slow consistent balanced earthy sweet herbal vegetable finish.

This cask strength bottling under the Old Master’s label was released in 2012 by the independent bottler James MacArthur. It is very, very pale.The nose is typical Caol Ila. And that is always a good…

Some friends and I briefly visited Bowmore in May of this year. We didn't have time to tour the distillery, but browsed the visitor centre, where they had many rare deluxe bottlings on display. The fully…

Specialty Drinks Ltd is a sister company of The Whisky Exchange, the well known whisky retailer in London. They bottle Caol Ila under the banner Port Askaig, named after the coastal village in which the…

For the 25th anniversary of the German company Dieter Kirsch Import, Signatory bottled this Caol Ila from 1976. Put to sleep on 29 September 1976 and bottled on 23rd January 2001, it is a 24 Year Old.Ho…

This Caol Ila from Silver Seal came from a cask that yielded no less than 757 bottles. Surely, that must have been a sherry butt? The color does suggest this. I got this sample from the Festival of…

This Caol Ila Distillery Only can only be obtained, err, right, at the distillery. However. I got this sample from my friend Jan, who visited the distillery and brought me back this sample. Thanks, buddy…

The Nectar, the well-known Belgian importer cum bottler, bottled two Caol Ila casks through Duncan Taylor in 2008; cask 2738 and 2746.The nose is very cleany and exceptionally fruity. Oh, sweet! Lime,…

Another Coal Ila by Signatory Vintage, this time distilled on 20 January 1975, bottled in a classic dumpy on 14 May 2001, making this a 26 Year Old. The nose is all wet grass, but soon turns sweet on…

This tasting note is far overdue, I admit. I tried it in February while on ski holiday in Austria (be sure to check out the little video on YouTube). It is one of my favourite official bottlings, as you…