All Whisky reviews

Nose - Honey, and buckets of it. A Real tang of Greek yoghurt, and more than a touch of Grapefruit.Palate - Delicious Honeyed Smoothness, less barley than one would expect.Finish - Very long, Honeyed,…

The nose is gentler than you would expect from something labelled 'the peatiest Ardbeg ever!' Sure, the peat and smoke is the dominant feature, and its very meaty, but there is a freshness there as well…

This Glenfiddich 12y was the first single malt I really paid attention to, and also the first bottle I bought.The first thing I noticed was the fruitiness in the aroma. I had never had this experience…

Nose - Christmas cakePalate - Christmas cakeFinish - Christmas cakeDid I miss anything?Seriously though, this is a staggering whisky, and one which seems woefully under-exposed to the vast majority of…

Once I got past the maltiness and sweet sherry in the nose (and truly there isn’t an obstructive amount of either) I found some surprisingly light, citrusy notes, with grapefruit in the lead. The body’s…

Fresh nose on apple, apricot and pineapple candy. Orange peel. Spicy notes as well (clove, ginger). It’s immediately fruity and attractive but it shows more depth after a while. Faint notes of new lea…

Nose: expressive. Immediately mentholated. Slightly bubblegummy / cotton candy, some darker sugar, very big notes of varnish. Tobacco and old leather. Vanilla and other more powerful spices (white pepper…

The nose is deep and powerful. The initial hit is huge peat plus iodine. After a few sniffs, a bit of vanilla and some fruity sweetness starts to come through.The initial hit for me is the reverse of the…

This is a very soft drinking whisky like all lowland whiskies. It has a nice citrus taste and smell. This whisky is almost as good as Rosebank.As Rosebank, Bladnoch has been closed but this distillery…

This was my first sip of Canadian dram. According to the label, it's a rye whisky.The nose is very light, no prickle whatsoever. It almost smelled like coffee with a lot of milk in it. Hmm. Weird.The…