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Being young whisky is not a bad thing. But not in this case. This whisky is just not that vibrant and exiting. Unbalanced. Not a disaster by any means, but simple and not interesting.

Simple and nice expression. Young. Nose: candy, apple pie, bit of peat Palate: toffee, bit of spices, cocoa, bit of peat Finish: coffee, chocolate, toffee, peat

Early 2012 I told you about Whiskyblender.com (http://www.connosr.com/reviews/whiskyblender/mark-dermuls-1st-xperiment/innovative/), the website that allows you to create your very own blend from casks…

On Whiskyblender.com, one can compose his/her own blend from several casks that are discribed as Burnt Puddin’, Soft & Fruity, Touch of Spice and the likes. And while my first blend, aptly named 1st…

Was able to find a bottle of this bad boy in Chevy Chase for $99.00, the normal retail where most stores will mark this up to $150-200.Pouring light golden to near white. Huge, thin and delicate legs…

Macduff is one of the few whisky distilleries that does not release whisky under their own name. They do market a rather mediocre Glen Deveron. If you want to taste great Macduff, you will need to focus…

When visiting a distillery, one often gets the chance to fill a bottle from a cask in the visitor center. It is no different at Benromach. The sample that I am trying today was filled by Teun van Wel,…

I visited Benromach in the summer of 2010, but since it was a Sunday and the distillery was closed, I did not get to see all that much. The day before we had visited the Gordon & Macphail shop in Elgin…

This is the oldest Benromach I have tried to date and of course from an era that the distillery was not yet in the hands of Gordon & Macphail (because they only took ownership in 1993). It has a wonde…

Nose: A bit of apple cider on the nose which does not stay a long time… better give this one a little time to breath as we call it. ,On second wave come some dried figs cherubs and spice. then a lot of…