Scotch Whisky reviews

gift sampleNose: Rich and dark. Beautiful as it gains steam, with some elegantly aged sherry. Old leather furniture, polish, and expensive lacquer. Light chocolate and coffee drizzled across toasted…

Let me start by stating that I am a fan of Auchentoshan. This expression is stored in 3 different casks. American Bourbon, Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. This gives the expression it's…

This is a classic cask strength sherry bomb from Glenfarclas. This is non chill filtered, no caramel colouring added and approximately 10 years old stored in Oloroso Sherry casks.The colour is mid pale…

Last week a small box from the Douglas Laing HQ arrived in my mailbox. Inside I found a sample of their newest release Scallywag (which is slang for rascal or mischievous rogue). It is a Small Batch…

Another cask from the Auchentoshan visitor center is this Auchentoshan 1999, bottled in 213. It is, like his predecessor, bourbon cask matured, cask 2052. I try it from a bottle of 20cl that my buddy…

The old Select from the early 90s of last century come in two different packaging. One with the word Select on it and one without. The bottle without was destined for the Italian market, but the whisky…

The newest Auchentoshan from Douglas Laing was bottled in their brand new Old Particular range, of which I already tried ad fantastic Auchroisk, a superb Glen Garioch, but also a soapy Bowmore. I was…

In the visitor centre of the Auchentoshan distillery, you can bottle your own from a cask that is put in place for that purpose. This bourbon cask #165 is long gone by now and replaced by two others.…

Nose: you wake in a tent after a night camping. The air is cool and moist. You open the flaps of the tent and survey the detritus from the night before. There are some empty cans and bottles but the main…