Scotch Whisky reviews

Warm thick steady fruit arrival develops a pleasant ashy wooden middle followed by long slow fruit and vegetable finish.

The skeptic in me says that a limited release of 50 000 bottles of blended malt from Whyte and Mackay will be an overpriced whisky in a good looking package. The dreamer in me says that it will be a…

Why two backs? Well, you know what they say, "Never turn your back on a wild animal," and this whisky is somewhat wild, and my friend and I were "taming" it so to speak by finishing a long lost bottle…

Nose: Sugar cane, guava, rum, caramelPalate: Caramelized sugar, vanilla beans, pineapple, Manilla mango, and just a hint of blood orange. Very drinkable with no water. Smooth but not chewy mouth-feel…

I had always pronounced this whisky as Elgin with a soft "g" until Mick, the Publican of Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City, said it correctly, and I realized my error. The other night, Mick went on to…

In general I don't know what I think of Aberlour. The 10yo was far too sweet for my liking. A'bunadh is much better but generally I don't go for lighter sweeter style malt. Having said that, I do like…