Scotch Whisky reviews

I enjoyed a little series of tastings I had at my favorite bar. This, Glenlivet Nadurra, and Rittenhouse Rye 100 BiB. Nose: Starting off with a big whiff of raisins, quite interesting to start off but…

On my wife's and I first day in Speyside we visited two whisky distilleries, Benromach and Balvenie. I'd never had Benromanch before and it wound up being a very nice little tour, with a bottle of the…

First things first i can't guarantee that this is the correct cask number. Connosr has two in its bottle listings but im not exactly sure which one this was from.* Nose: tarry rope, black tea and diesel…

• Nose: slightly oily, salty little bit of caramel, a very floral honey and I can’t get the thought of smoked fish out of my head. Bread dough and a tiny bit of pretty raw tequila. With water really…

First whiff is strongly reminiscent of dead fish. Sulphur. Wooo. Strong. Pungent and kind of disgusting (unless you dig dead fish). With A LOT of air more sherry comes to the fore.Taste is not as repu…

Mr ralfy.com reviewed this a quite while back stating it was a whisky for a more advanced pallet with a budget. I think that is the perfect description, this is an interesting and somewhat challenging…

Nothing to start, then burns the nose holes. Reminds of wickedly amplified Old Pulteney. Lots of fresh seaside and iodine flavours. Something very green and fresh like NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Turns to oaky…

Tonight's theme is "open and closed". Goal was closed distilleries, but moderately widened to contribute some less expensive tastes from temporary shutdowns.To start Tamdhu, slightest of the interrupt…

Been sitting around for a few years ... surprisingly large amount remaining.Very light straw colour. Mellow hay character with some sweet candy nose. First taste is light and soft lowland. Some heat, but…