Scotch Whisky reviews

A golden auldie from Coal Ila, distilled when yours truly was only 14 and bottled before I was even seriously involved with whisky (was I ever?). Wilson & Morgan bottled it at 50% in their (then) popular…

Vital Spark is a release from the Meadowside Blending Co which we know from releases under the labels ‘The Maltman’ and ‘The Grainman’. While it is not stated as such on the label, it’s a public secret…

Oh, I've tasted this so many times, and even beyond: it's the scotch I remember my parents used to sip around the house when I was a kid (the adult world, forbidden for children: smoking, drinking,…

Well, time for a quarantine culling of the many sample bottles that have somehow spawned and multiplied like Tribbles, taking over much of my whisky space (ie. my entire house). Turns out I have two…

Had this one at Gourmet Club Callao in Feb 2015; of course I scribbled the tasting back then and took the beautiful pic attached at the exact same moment (maybe seconds or minutes after.) And now, for…

Laphroaig Quarter Cask has been a staple of my whisky cabinet for the last 4 or 5 years. I'm surprised I haven't reviewed it yet. Laphroaig's John Campbell explains that usage of the quarter cask (125…

Last time I sipped Corryvreckan was summer 2010. That comes as a surprise (well, to me at least) as it is my second favorite Ardbeg trumped only by the Uigeadail. It is named after a dangerous whirlpool…

Today we’ll try a Bunna from 1988 that matured for three decades on a refill butt – a sherry cask. It was released in 2018 in the XOP – Xtra Old Particular – series from Douglas Laing. Not for everyone’s…

Apart from Moine (meaning peat) there is another heavily peated Bunna called Staoisha. It is a reference to one of the water sources used by the distillery on Islay for the production of their peaty…

Bunnahabhain is known for its soft, quasi unpeated whisky, but they have some exceptions as well. This is one of those: a 6 years old Moine (which means morass or peat) that matured on a bourbon cask.…