Scotch Whisky reviews

Another bottle I bought because of Jim Murray’s sacred scriptures. This one earned a 96 from him. This bottle brings me a step closer to “interpreting” Murray’s words for my own taste – always valuable…

This independent bottling from Signatory is my first acquaintance with Ardmore, unless you count the many drams of Teacher’s Highland Cream I’ve consumed. Ardmore is one of the main malts used in blen…

I had a sip of this particular malt a couple of years ago at a friends birthday and did not know what to make of it. But that had nothing to do with the malt - it was my unseasoned palate which could not…

The last Glen Albyn that I will try today is also bottled by Signatory, albeit in their Cask Strength Collection. Grandma just loves to use those wonderful decanters for her olive oil after I have fin…

Single malt from Glen Albyn wil not be found in official bottlings. The last semi-official bottling dates back to 2002 in Diageo’s Rare Malts Selection. But you can find some independent bottles left and…

I was scared of this single malt and even more scared to write this review until i got a better handling of this beast, Nose: Peat, lemon-lime, dark chocolate, Menthol, black pepper, a hemp like aroma…

Did you know that Albyn is taken from Alba or Albion, the old name for Scotland? During WWI, the distillery was used by the British navy and they even made some sea mines here. The distillery was closed…