All Whisky reviews

Intro: I decided to buy a bottle of Cardhu 12 for several reasons: 1)I was curious about the separate flavour of a malt that served as a big component of the Johnnie Walker blends and that is not often…

Ardbeg 10 has this softness to it not found in many Islays. It also balances the smokiness perfectly against all the many aromes, not making it overpowering on the nose.

The Nose: The front of this has a big fruitiness you'd expect from something aged exclusively in a wine cask. There is build up into vanilla, grape skins and a pasta cream sauce on the boil. To the back…

I’ve never tasted a whisky from this Speyside distillery and that shouldn’t come as a surprise, since there are (as far as I was able to ascertain) no official releases. The only semi-official bottle is…

This Speysider closed in 2010 and it looked like the beginning of the end. But in July 2011 Ian McLeod Distillers (who already own Glengoyne) came to the rescue and bought the distillery from Edrington…

Over the last few months, I’ve learned to appreciate the Macduff distillery and it’s whisky. Apart from the somewhat mediocre entry malt Glen Deveron 10 Year Old (recently repackaged and joined by a 15…

Glen Keith’s official bottles are few and, like the 10 Year Old, rather uninteresting. The stocks are still being used for Passport, Chivas Regal and 100 Pipers. The real gems – and Glen Keith has more…

I have previously only tasted two Glenrothes, the Select Reserve and the Vintage 1987. Oh, let’s not forget the Wemyss Toffee Apples, a single cask Glenrothes in disguise from 1990. But what I’ll be…

Famous Grouse claims to be Scotland's number one selling blended whisky, selling over 40 million bottles each year.Nose: The nose is very smooth and delicate with flowers and fruit, apples in particular…

Jefferson's Straight Rye Whiskey, like WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey, is Canadian-produced 100% rye mash whiskey, bottled as US Straight Rye Whiskey in the US. Castle Brands owns the Jefferson's label…