Scotch Whisky reviews

First Vapor: Initial sticks of hard cinnamon and black liquorice soften into a sweet vanilla malt. Nose: Then the vanilla keeps softening... The nose is overall very light: green grapes sliced open and…

A few weeks ago, this Longmorn arrived in Malts of Scotland’s spring release (as I call it). It is 21 years old. Exactly two years ago, MoS had already bottled a 19 Year Old, also from a bourbon hogshead…

Glenlossie is noble unknown since they produced predominantly for the blending industry. Only in 1990 did the first semi-official bottling appear in the Flora & Fauna series. Only 0.5% is bottled as…

First vapor: Leather and cherry with clove.Nose: Yes sugarcane, in a stewed mixture of pitted fruits (mostly plum) and vanilla. Plus orange rind and a light freshness like laundry with white fruit pulp…

Glenlossie was originally founded by John Duff, who would later also found Longmorn and BenRiach. In 1919 Glenlossie became part of DCL, precursor to Diageo. On the same terrain, Mannochmore Distillery…

Longmorn can be found in the heart of Speyside, right next to BenRiach. We saw, during our visit of the distillery in 2010, that they even share warehouses. Gordon & Macphail, be well known bottler from…