Scotch Whisky reviews

Sometimes we tend to overlook the big distillers in the pursuit of something different, but it's malts like this that remind you that when the big boys get it right, they really get it right.This really…

This is a 'craft' version of the classic Laphroaig 10. No colour, or chill filtering or watering down. Here are my thoughts* Nose: opens up with lemon curd and honey cured bacon, then some classic Lap…

Just a year younger than the standard bottling of Caol Ila 12 and much like the Provenance Laphroaig its very similar quality but in a slightly different way.* Nose: a light and delicate nose with smoked…

It's whisky to wow the senses.* Nose: all over the place. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a nose which addressed so many different aspects of a whisky compass. There is hickory BBQ smoke, a juniper and gin…

Nose is strongly peaty. Close to an Islay, but kind of over the top. Fresh peat flavours, and some maltiness.Incredible peat flavours. Hop-slam of peat. Sparkling effervescent on the tongue and again…

This is a 5 year old expression from the new kids on the Islay block, Kilchoman. This distillery has great character and this bourbon matured whisky shows it off nicely* Nose: initially it’s lots of…

Of the three Jura's i've tried this is by far and away the best and the only one i would recommend to buy a bottle of. It's very nice.* Nose: a little closed you really have to go digging for this nose…

Pretty light in colour. Hot, but light. Rosewater and flowers. Very floral.Chewy and meaty flavours on first taste. Some salty flavour, not quite jerky, then turns slightly sour and dirty. Like actual…

This is a lightly peated Jura, which i would say is pretty similarly aged to the 10, and it tasted very much like that. But its an improvement.* Nose: reasonably phenolic peat, pepper, quite an oily nose…