Scotch Whisky reviews

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2012 is just a beautiful drinking Whisky. As you may already be aware this is a very young whisky being a vatting of 3,4 and 5 year old bourban barrels which are then finished for…

This Isle of Jura 21 Year Old was launched to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the distillery. It matured on sherry casks from the Gonzales Byass bodega (which is also often used for Dalmore). Accor…

My German buddy Heiko brought this buddy as a gift from the duty free. The Isle of Jura 16 Year Old got nicknamed Diuriach’s Own, referring to the inhabitants of the island. This 16 Year Old has a weird…

As most people who've spent more then two minutes with me know, I'm a Talisker fan, in fact I'm more then a Talisker fan, I'm a Talisker freak. The 10 year old is one of those bang for buck entry level…

The Whiskyman – aka our friend Dominiek Bouckaert – launched his Isle of Jura 1988 exclusively for the Viking Lines, the Scandinavian ferry service. Hence it is hard to come by in Belgium. Unless you…

There is not a lot of information to be found about Matthew D Forrest. It would seem it was a bottler that operated in Japan. Some sources say the man was born on 28 October 1939 and passed away at the…

A 20th-anniversary gift from the missus, this one. We cracked open the bottle last night and toasted with a couple of drams, and then decided to put the bottle away for our next anniversary. I confess…

This 9th release from 2009 was one of the last official Port Ellen that was released with a somewhat normal price tag at the start. But that does not mean you can still find it at said price, of course…

Creosote and smoke with burning driftwood. Unique nose with some fruit. On the palate, the sweet and peat comingle elegantly with an herbed element surfacing. Viscous mouthfeel that delights the buds.…

Port Ruighe @2013-10-04Another mini-review. My favourite whisky bar received a shipment of Talisker bottles recently to add to their burgeoning collection (some 200 or more whiskies) - I spied the 57…