Scotch Whisky reviews

After the one from the old dumpy bottle from an era long gone, on to this modern 18 Year Old from 2007.The nose is rather closed, but opens up if you are patient. Grassy and clean, with apples and wal…

Have read several reviews of this bottling, some pro some con. The outside of the container reads "powerful, Briny.toffee, smoky, peaty,outrageous, phenolic etc. The descriptors hit me right in my sweet…

This Highland Park is a bottling by the Scottish Duncan Taylor, well known for its series Peerless, Rarest of the Rare, NC² and Octave, to mention but a few. This 17 Year Old HP was bottled in the Rare…

Nose: gentle and quite light. Fresh Green apples, wet hay. Damp oak. Butter. Fresh ginger. Cereal and grape peel and hints of vanilla.Palate: light and lovely with cereals biscuit-y. Vanilla on top of…

The Caol Ila distillery is located on Islay, near Port Askaig, overlooking the strait between Islay and Jura, and was founded in 1846. Its name derives from the Gaelic for ‘Sound of Islay’. The distil…

from a purchased sampleNose: Cinnamon, Christmas cake spice, cherries, toffee, raw nuts. There is a real waxy and almost smoky quality. Raisins, prunes in rum. Some vanilla and ginger. I added a drop of…

bourbon hogshead from a purchased sampleNose: Malty, grassy, and some very lightly dried fruits (pineapple, apricots, mango, and clementine). You get the idea. Subtle on apple pie at first, and a touch…

NOTE: this was tasted from an old 18yo dumpy botle!Let me taste some Highland Park whisky with a small H2H with two 18 Year Old. First this one from a dumpy bottle from an era long gone, next to a modern…

Nose: Malty and lightly vanilla. Sweet grass, and a drop of sunflower oil. There's some fruti in there, but it's faint at first, and more tropical than red/purple. It bears the characteristics of a light…

BOTTLED AUGUST 2012Not sure which version I have here, but this scotch deserves some thoughtful analysis.Firstly, I'm quite happy with the ABV up rather high. Not only is it a terrific value for my…