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It is not often that you encounter a Glenrothes of 25 years old. That is why Douglas Laing decided to release this in their XOP range, which means Extra Old Particular. It was bottled at cask strength…

I have only recently tried a 17 Year Old Glenrothes in the Old Particular series by Douglas Laing. This one is a lot younger, but also cut to the same drinking strength of 48,4% ABV. This, however, is…

If you have not yet heard of him: Marc Vandenberghe is the Belgian Brand Ambassador for Glenrothes. He selected this sherry cask for the Belgian market. I scored this sample from my whisky buddy Jan VC…

I have minimal experience with Arran. My first taste of it was January 3 when I opened a SMWS bottling (121.76 – Close Shave from a Tipsy Barber) 12 YO presumably at cask strength. I was totally blown…

Gordon & Macphail "Private reserve series", this is standard peated Caol Ila distilled in 2001 matured in bourbon casks and finished in Hermitage wine casks (Syrah). It seems that there are a few herm…

Eagle Rare 17 years old is one of the five whiskeys from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The reviewed bottle has been open for 12 days and is 80% fullNose: deep, deep, sweet oak; very sweet with…

A barren plain of rocks earmarked by the raging winds of the Atlantic, an eerie no-man’s-land of moors, bogs and shimmering blue lakes. How the hell did the East-Irish distiller Cooley think they could…

Whoa! This one is a trip! This 14 yo Bourbon Barrel Reserve is a USA only release featuring 14 years in bourbon barrels followed by 'finishing' in new heavily-charred oak barrels. This is not the usual…

OK John Glaser. I know you do some amazing things at Compass Box but seriously WTF is this crap?First he's taken malt whisky from Glen Moray and blended it with equal parts grain whisky from Cameronbr…

I've been on a bit of a Compass Box run lately thanks to them being in the spotlight lately because of the whole transparency issue. I've written extensively about that in my other reviews so I think I'm…