All Whisky reviews

This one is the standard 21 Year Old, but an older bottle that a bunch of us purchased as a group and shared. We believe it was distilled in 1974.The colour is a dark amber. On the nose we have rich…

You might think that Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof is 50% ABV, but then you'd be wrong: this measure is going by the Imperial definition of proof, which is the percentage of alcohol which is necessary to…

Last time I tried this young Bowmore, without age statement but with a strong name, was in 2010.The nose is soft on all kinds of citrus fruit, sweetened with loads of karamel and a lost litchi. The smoke…

The Nectar, Belgian importer of loads of spirits and organizer of the wonderful Spirits in the Sky festival, went all out for their 10th anniversary. Loads of special bottlings have been releases, too…

This sixth batch of Bowmore is new and only arrived in Belgium in the first week of November 2016. The nice thing about this is that was composed by Mariella Romano, the Specialty Drinks ambassador that…

We all know Elements of Islay from those wonderful apothecary bottles with their Mendeljev-like codes. Bw, for example, signifies Bowmore. This fourth batch is a vatting of four casks – two from 1995 and…

Bowmore surprises with this new release as it has an age statement of a single digit: 9 years. It was finished on sherry casks and is very friendly priced: around 35 to 40 EUR in my neck of the woods…

Bookers 2015-5 Maw Maw's Batch64% 6yr 7mo 3daysNose: Tobacco and spice join together like a fine cigar. Alcohol is not at all subtle. Other scents have to be searched out. Adding water brings vanilla…

Glen Scotia is a Campbeltown distillery that has always been overshadowed by Springbank - to the degree that this is the first time (as far as I can remember) I have ever tried something from them.…

Macallan 12 yo Sherry Oak is matured exclusively in former Sherry casks. My thanks to @Maddie, who owns the reviewed bottle. The reviewed bottle is 60% full and has been open for at least one yearNose…