Scotch Whisky reviews

And so departs The Maccallan Cask Strength from my shelf. This one, I'm sad to see go. An outstanding Single Malt. This one is probably one of the fruitiest whiskey's I've ever tried and this bouquet is…

The last Vintage from Highland Park that I will be trying is the 1990, bottled (just like his younger brothers) in 1990, exclusively for duty free shops. So this is a 20 Year Old. The nose is soft and…

First Vapor: Extinguishing smoke of a cherry-vanilla candle.Nose: Butterscotch is most apparent at first. Given several minutes, rich marzipan and orange zest come to dominate for the main theme. Repe…

This has been a favorite whisky for some time. When it is on, it is all honey, and I love it. Now and again, I get a bitter finish that I dislike. Recently, I have come under the impression that the…

Nose: First, cherry and orange with leather. Then the fruits tone down and this transforms to the main theme: a Waldorf salad with all its elements (weakly salty mayo, red grape, red apple, celery,…

Nose: Vanilla orange creamsicle; then orange honey-butter, chalky and with some potpourri. Palate: A sweet-as-sugarcane blood orange, big & juicy. Becoming lemonade with raw sugar granules (and with a…

Nose: Goes through a few stages-- The first impression is ink. This opens up to a cinnamon-plum stew; soon joined by vanilla, and then allspice becoming nutmeg. As it softens, the plums eventually become…