Spencerfield Spirit Co. reviews

My first impression of this bottle was that it smells and tastes exactly like every cheap Scotch I've ever had. Now that I've gone through half the bottle, my impression has changed somewhat.There's…

Warm sweet red fruit and dry malt arrival flows into a creamy vegetable/herbal middle followed by soft fast floral finish.

So here's a bit of background. Sheep Dip actually refers to a delousing pesticide used by farmers on their sheep back in the day. As was the practice during those times there was a lot of illicit whisky…

Pig's Nose is a blended scotch brand owned by Spencerfield Spirits (who also own the blended malt Sheep Dip and Edinburgh Gin), which was founded by former Glenmorangie marketing director Alex Nicol.…

My grampa used to have a saying. "Fool Me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me". It won't happen again with this dram. Richard Patterson apparently designed this malt blend from 16 different…

Nose: Needs to open. Something like tequila, and fermenting(rotting) strawberries. Later, something like refried beans; and if I had to pick the closest herb, it would be oregano.Palate: Smooth entry,…

Sheep Dip was an insesticide used to delouse sheep prior to sheering. When farmers decided to make some "home made" whisky without the intention to pay taxes, they'd hide it in barrels marked SD. So…

My wife, being the awesome wife she is, picked me up a very sexy whisky calender for Christmas this year. 24 different whisky samples from around the world, differing ages, differing styles, different…

Spencerfield Spirits has more than just whisky on the market. They also produced the celebrated Edinburgh Gin. But they are probably best known for their Sheep Dip, a blend of 8 year ols whisky, that has…

This one has been one my wishlist for a while, because the combination of different quality malts at a respectable age is quite promising. At opening the bottle and pouring myself a glass, the first…