All Whisky reviews

The Glenfarclas 15. No color added, bottled at 46% instead of 43% like most of their standards because apparently that's the way the founder enjoyed it. Bottle is 90% full and has been opened for about…

An unexpected irony: When I first encountered bourbons, my first purchase in 2013 was Booker’s and I was thoroughly impressed. Given its scarcity in these parts, sometime in 2014 (I believe) I decided…

There is lots of information on the canister that holds this bottle, and much of it is repeated on the bottle. This is a single barrel from a special part of the warehouse, bottled in bond (diluted to…

This is a sample from @Nozinan of a 10 year old cask strength Benromach.The colour is a light pale straw - completely different and much lighter than either the standard 10 or the 100 Proof. On the nose…

Since I did some Macallans yesterday, and a BenRiach earlier today, I thought I'd search out some more Speysiders and found a few Benromachs. I reviewed the standard 10 year old before (which I have a…

Yesterday I reviewed a couple of Macallans, so I thought I'd stick with the Speyside malt theme. This one is a NAS BenRiach, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. As the distillery now does their…

This is the Singleton of Glendullan 15yo. Got a litre bottle at the duty free in Shenzen just because. No idea what to expect except that it's a speyside. Nose: Like walking into a dusty old barn. Half…

This one is a mini of the 10 year old (which was launched in 1978, though I don't think they make anymore?) I don't know when this one was bottled.The colour is a medium copper (quite a bit darker than…

I've come across some young Macallans through my Scotch Whisky Auction shopping, so let's compare two of them: A G&M 2005 9 year old Speymalt, and a mini of the standard 10 year old. Let's start with the…

The second release of Angel's Nectar is their Rich Peat Edition. The name leaves no doubt: this blended malt was composed with peaty whisky. However… it contains only Highland malts, no Islay! Well, why…