Scotch Whisky reviews

Whiskywarehouse Belgium is run by Eric Vermeire, whisky ambassador of the year 2012. This 12 Year Old Caol Ila, from a sherry cask, was bottled for them.Lovely greasy nose with typical ashes and soot,…

Taste Still is a Belgian bottler, linked to La Maison du Whisky Belgium and operational since 2000. A couple of years ago, they were able to secure this fantastic Caol Ila as you will find out.Ah, even…

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…

In my short time as a whisky freak, no malt has grown on me as much as Highland Park 18YO. I first had this at a bar, and was not impressed. I suppose compared to some of the peatier malts I had, it just…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…