Scotch Whisky reviews

For the third Craigellachie, let me seek out A.D. Rattray (formerly known as Dewar Rattray). This one matured for 20 years on a first fill bourbon cask and was bottled at very high strength. Where is my…

Nose: old hay, fresh cut turf, barley malt, Asian pear, wet iron.Palatte: A little tequila, Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, green apple, pond water, sour barley malt.Finish: Medium short length. Taste…

For this Craigellachie (which means Rocky Hill in Gaelic, by the way) I turn to David Stirk and his Creative Whisky Company. This was finished on a Pedro Ximenze cask and is bottled at the exact same ABV…

Ardbeg Uigeadail turned out to be just as good as everyone was talking about it. Though bottled at cask strength, I still managed to make it brilliant for my taste with few drops of water (I usually…

I'm generally a fan of anything Laphroaig and the distillery has never let me down in all these years, though, I've heard of a miscreant 15 year old that may taint an otherwise perfect track record. But…

Disclaimer: I am not an whisky expert nor do I play one on TV. I have recently tried Bruichladdich Peat and loved it. I was hoping that this expression would fill a niche in the "unpeated" category for…

Following up my previous review I thought I would write up this one as I only have a few drams left in this bottle. Unchill filtered, no coloring added.Nose: Sharp barley with coco powder accents in a…

I think Bowmore is a dependable distillery with some solid expressions (Tempest Batch 2) and some not-so-solid expressions (Mariner & Enigma). And that's what makes a distillery exciting and human, in…

Bought this a few weeks ago after debating it for over a year. I'd always been curious and finally took the plunge. Nose: Banana, Peat, Unripe Strawberries, Lemon Cake, Nutmeg, HoneyPalate: Bananas,…