Scotch Whisky reviews

Supernova 2010 is often looked upon as Supernova Light, a bit of a very expensive and scarce stepchild. This bottle was purchased after my then-heavy-peat-averse wife had tasted a sample of it and sug…

The primary reviewed bottle, bottle code L11 012, meaning that it was bottled on January 12, 2011, has been open for a little less than 2 1/2 years, and is currently 60% full. Protective gas was used for…

This is a wonderful Highland Single Malt that is ruined by one of the dryest finishes that I have ever come across. As one famous Cajun chef once said something like "Good food will make you want to take…

I visited the Glen Moray distillery on the outskirts of Elgin in September 2010. But it was a Sunday, so the visitor centre was closed. This entry level 12 Year Old is dirt cheap. Between 25 and 30 EUR…

Glenlivet releases don’t usually impress most people. They tend to play it safe in terms of flavours and intensity. On one hand, it’s easy to dislike them for that. But it’s that exact quality that makes…

Duncan Taylor is an independent bottler with their HQ in Huntly, close to Aberdeen. Their Rare Auld series normally contains casks that have matured for over 30 years, but apparantly this 21 Year Old…

Got this 2 weeks ago, and i finally cracked it open and had a drink for those who do not know Nadura is bottled at cask strength and it can vary batch to batch as it happens this was bottled 06/06, Batch…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does not need an introduction, I suppose. With 84 single casks from Glen Moray bottled, they are the most active independent with regards to this Speysider. Their last one…

I've tried quite a few HP distillery offerings over the past couple of years and have been looking forward with great anticipation to the 30 year bottled at 48.1%. This retails in London for about £230…

This 17 Year Old from the Carn Mor Strictly Limited collection is a vatting of two sherry hogsheads, that yielded 670 bottles at a drinking strength of 46%. I tried it at a whisky & chocolate tasting in…