All Whisky reviews

Another day, another dram, another review. Since I love Campbeltown (well J A Mitchell & Co) I thought it best to try the 'other' Campbeltown whisky. I tried a mini 3 pack of Glen Scotia which included…

OK, so here we have a rarity, an oddity, a one-of-a-kind. Or maybe just something uncommon. 'Tis but a 1970's bottle of Ancestor, that Dewar's dram of yore, that happened to be available for a friend and…

An intense orangish to amber pour. Aroma is quite sweet: crème brûlée, vanilla, ripe banana, even sweet potato (oh yeah! Never found that one in a whisky before.) Soft and sweet as you start. Mellowy sip…

This is an old tasting in two different ways: first, it took place in 2016 (Sep. 1, to be extra precise) and the bottle being opened was from the 1960s, so take that into account if your tasting is not…

I believe there have been many iterations of the product bearing this name but for the last few years it's been a Blended malt, finished in first-fill Oloroso cask, at 43% ABV (@RianC mentioned it is…

In order to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Glengyle Distillery, the distillery released a series of kilkerran single cask, each aged 15 years and matured (or secondary matured) in one of 5 varieties…

I like the story of Glengyle distillery's birth, that the SWA wanted to remove Campbeltown's status as a region due to the fact that it only had 2 working distilleries and that 3 would be needed in order…

This was the third and last blind sample I tasted from the trio provided by @cricklewoodTasting was done from a Highland Whisky glass.**Tasting notes (neat and blind)*** Nose: peat, smoke, iodine, red…

This was the second sample I tasted in the blind trio provided by @cricklewood It was the one I guessed correctly (sort of). The tastings were done from a Highland Whisky glass.**Tasting notes (neat and…

This was the first mystery sample of three I tasted. The samples were generously provided by @cricklewood . What's interesting is that I had no idea I was tasting a blended malt, so my guesses were all…