Scotch Whisky reviews

The Belgian whisky club of the year 2020, McShelfie, bottled – together with a whole range of colleagues including The Bonding Dram who provided me with the sample – this 10 years old Ballechin that…

I’ll be honest, I did a double take when I looked at the label of this Miltonduff from the new Belgian bottler Double-V. Not because of the distillation or bottling date (5th October 2008 and 29th July…

This malt was distilled on 9th March 2009 and bottled on 11th June 2020. It’s from the Tobermory distillery on Mull, but the label clearly states this is a Ledaig, the peated expression. Young Ledaig,…

A new Belgian bottler has arrived on the scene and the name is Double-V – I presume the owners’ last names starting with the letter v has a lot to do with that. These pals seem to be crazy about cycling…

Well, we continue on our journey towards leaving here all the whisky reviews I've jotted down through the years. This particular one dates back to March 2015, nothing less!Glenrothes was the first scotch…

Second entry scotch within the 1824 Series (from the year the distillery was established), I had this one some time ago, back in Feb 2016, at a now defunct joint named La Chimenea (The Fireplace) in…

Ardbeg has a new bottle of whisky in its collection. Its name is Ardbeg wee beastie 5 yo. I should be very happy, but I am a little dissapointed. It is an animal indeed. It is a very nice animal. It…

Yet another gratefully received sample courtesy of @wierdo, many thanks! I know little about this bottle other than it hails from the Balblair distillery. Let's dive in ...Review is with a half tsp to…

Glenallachie was relaunched by the famous Billy Walker back in 2017-2018. Walker gained international acclaim for the work he did with the Glendronach and BenRiach brands. Glenallachie's flagship 12 year…

I picked this up from the Green Welly Stop a year or so ago when I saw it on offer reduced from £120 to £100. It was bottled exclusively for the Green Welly Stop by Arran distillery. My bottle is no 481…