All Whisky reviews

Miltonduff is one of those distilleries you do not often come across. There are hardly any official releases. The lion’s share goes to the blenders, with Ballantine’s as the best known one. In my glass…

Nose: Very unusual stuff! Needs some agitating before the nose really starts to come to the fore and i'd suggest avoiding a tumbler with this dram in order that you catch it. There's a sweet syrup note…

Nose: Pretty great. Sweet, but puts me in mind of the Old Pultney 17 saltiness, too, plus you have some smoke, more syrupy sweetness, citrus, vanilla, a really special nose that had me full on drooling…

For the third time I am ringing in the New Year with a Canadian 100% rye. This year it is from Alberta Premium.I was not around in the whisky world the last time AP released something exceptional. …

Nose: You have to work a bit and it made me sneeze, but it is worth it. I like noses that draw from two of the big types, and this one qualifies - you've got a campfire and you've got stewed fruits. …

I was gifted this bottle for Xmas, along with 2 Norlan glasses which are quite easy on the eyes. Sitting down to write this before I take the wife out for New Year's Eve festivities. This is an Alabama…

Nose: Pretty glorious at the price a wee bit of an experience all on its own! What I like about it is it combines the wet outdoors with the fireplace type nose. So a little earthy but also probably…

This is an official release from the period when the Armstrong brothers were in charge. Distilled in 2001, bottled in 2011 – so almost as long in the bottle than on the cask. Raymond and Colin clearly…

Now this is a golden oldie. It matured for only 9 years and did it last century. By now it has spent more than 20 years in the bottle, but that will not stop us from trying this Bladnoch 1985 – distilled…

This Bladnoch has spent almost as long in the bottle than it has on the cask. It’s an older release in the Old Malt Cask series when the label was still part of Douglas Laing’s portfolio. This Lowlander…