Scotch Whisky reviews

Bought and opened in Virginia 9/15/2013 (Yes, they have Corry bottles from 2011 just now on shelves here in Virginia) Tasting along side L9 231 and a bottle of Uigeadail L13 058 for reference on 9/16/…

On the nose, malty, lightly sweet with light peat. With some time, hints of vanilla and mint appear.On the palate, good body, oily, mostly dry. A substantial malty character with light peat that stands…

Glenkinchie is the first distillery you get to when arriving at Edinburgh, i know it's the only distillery i've visited.Bought this Glenkinchie in early 2011, more than two years ago, tasted it once or…

Flaming Heart is a blended malt, put together from whiskies that matured on refill bourbon casks, heavily charred French oak and a couple of sherry casks. The precise malts used is a well kept secret,…

This is from one of the first Corry batches (not the Committee release) to hit the USA. I opened 12/25/2009; re-bottled 11/2/2012 . . . yes . . . really that long. Most of the time the bottle was over…

A classic malt from a big time distillery. The Talisker 10 bottled very specifically at 45.8% is i think somewhat of a legendary dram (maybe im a bit Diageo-ed). This is a well peated young whisky which…

Johnnie Walker is still the best selling brand in the world. It sells more bottles than all the single malts put together. Hence it is Diageo’s golden goose. But the Red Label is hardly a good blend.…

Cutty Sark is name of the British clipper, as it has been depicted on the label since 1955. The blend was designed originally by Berry Brothers & Rudd on the 20th of March 1923. We are trying the 12 Year…

I quite like the Cairdeas series, frankly. They are unmistakably Laphroaig but add a tarty lemon sweetness to the whole proceedings and this particular Cairdeas boasts of similar flavors.The nose is soft…