Scotch Whisky reviews

I got me this sample at a festival in Belgium and was flabbergasted with the color of the whisky. From a distance it looks a bit dirty and green water from a swamp. WFT? This, I gotta try, if only to…

Among the barley fields of Aberdeenshire lies Old Meldrum, a small town which John and Alexander Manson found ideal to built their distillery in, in 1797. Glen Garioch (say ‘glen geerie’) was purchased…

We just got back from a visit with my parents in Oshawa, and while my daughter plays next door, I thought I would write up a malt that is perfect for a crisp, sunny fall day like today.Balblair is a very…

Banff distillery was established in 1824 by James McKilligan & Co. on the west side of Banff Bay in Inverboyndie, a small village about a mile west of the town of Banff itself. In 1837 the distillery was…

Hazelburn whiskies are produced at the Springbank distillery. They are unpeated. The tasting notes for the reviewed bottle were taken 3 weeks after the bottle was opened. Now, 6 months after bottle…

NOSE: lovely vanilla peat, a whole lot of iodine, a touch of menthol, burned wood smoke. TASTE: smooth peat and smoke with sherry sweetness on the background that eventually dries out...FINISH (here…

The reviewed bottle has been open for 2 years, the last 11 months gassed for preservation. The bottle is 80% full. Nose: an "old sherry" nose, especially after 2 years, raisins, prunes, grapes, but also…