Scotch Whisky reviews

Nose: You first notice the peat-imparted leather, which manages to be deliciously inviting combined with a well-rounded sweetness (and NaCl/I2): like wakame salad, complete with sesame seeds. Further…

Bought this after being introduced to dalwhinnie 15 as one of my first "proper" single malts, to contribute starting my ongoing malt adventure.I was very pleased at the time (2005) and would rate it a…

Nose: One of the pleasures is the numerous changes with successive sniffs. Off a fresh pour, the very first impression is sweet dark syrup. This quickly progresses to the most pleasurable and unique…

The oft-reviewed Double Wood is Balvenie’s signature budget dram. It’s a nice little dram with a light heart and a bit of a sherry kick. It’s a reasonably complex yet well-priced whisky. It’s a good…

Review is based on a freshly opened bottle.Nose: oak influence is big - sawn lumber, sawdust, a lot of vanilla, cloves, baked apple covered with lots of cinnamon, hot red pepperPalate: cardamom, vanilla…

Sampled neat, after caesar salad and balsamic chicken poutine and lager as well as white wine. Nose: Very sharp smell to the dram. Strongest smell I got was a crisp oak, but there was a very small "so…