All Whisky reviews

Although the label still says Seagram’s, the brand 100 Pipers was sold to Chivas (Pernod Ricard) in 2001. The blend was designed in 1965 and launched first in the States. But it was in Asia that 100…

J&B – Justerini & Brooks – is sometimes jokinly referred to as Junk & Bullshit (I admit, I am not very fond of their ‘Rare’ either, which is clearly meant only for mixing), but this Jet got me intruiged…

Stanley Holt & Son released a blend from 1950 until 1972 as Holt’s Buff Label, of which the whisky is said to be 100% sherry matured. The company was acquired by Long John Distillers in 1963 who disco…

Glendower is a blended malt that was succesful (sorta) a few decades ago. It was called a pure malt at the time, of course. Does that not sound much better than blended malt? There was a 3, 8, 15 and 21…

The Drovers Inn is a hotel on the northers shores of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and a good place to start to hike the famous West Highland Walk. The walk was invented by Tom Hunter from Glasgow in…

A & A Crawford was founded in Leith in 1860 and released this 3 Star Special Reserve (they went on to add a 5 Star in 1920). In 1944 it was the most popular brand in Scotland. DCL took notice and bought…

Clan Campbell is one of the best known, biggest and oldest clans in the Scottish north, since the 13th Century. So it comes as no surprise that they have a whisky named after them. The blend Clan Camp…

The Clan Campbell blend on the market today contains mostly Glenallachie. It is named for Sir Colin Campbell who valiantly fought the English in 1266. Since then the Duke of Argyll, clan head of the…

In 1995 Chivas surprised with the Century of Malts, a blended malt (then still a vatted malt, by the way) of no less than 100 malt whiskies, including – according to the leaflet in the box – quite a few…

In 1988 Chivas allowed fans to enroll for a special release of Chivas Regal 12 Year Old that would be launched for the Millennium. Subscribe in 1988, get your bottle in 2000. You have to be patient, eh…