All Whisky reviews

Bruichladdich keep churning out some real quality malts and their standard range are still solid options. This is NAS but the tin looks identical to The Laddie TEN. In fact, I have a bottle of the Laddie…

Following on from the review I did for the DE1995 a few months ago I got a bottle of the '97 because I liked it so much. Batch 4/502. I wish I had the 95 to do a side by side. Mind you, I also wish I had…

Nikka Coffey Still Single Grain Whisky is assumed to be made from 100% corn/maize. The reviewed bottle was newly opened, decanted to a smaller sample bottle and now sampled 3 months later. I also had…

You've gotta bloody right to say . . . Glendronach 12 is a rich, creamy sherry bomb that radiates flavor in your mouth even, though its strength registers at a mellow 43% ABV. But, hey, that's more than…

As with the other Glengoyne standard distillery expressions I’ve sampled the aroma is the best part and the less said about the finish the better. It’s worth buying this malt just for the aroma though…

The peat is light for an Islay and is accompanied by a very distinctive oily mouth feel, although this malt is not as oily as the 18 year old. Nose: Pine, smoke and peat. A hint of cocoa Taste: Oily…

This is very soft sweet whisky which can take some getting used to. It’s bottled young so I don’t know how they manage to make it so smooth. I drink it more like a liquor or aperitif than a malt. I do…

­Nose – Sweet, honey, floral notes, grass, plum jam, some green apple and a slight citrus note.­Palate – Sweet fruits initially, followed by a floral edge, some heather, then spices and a lot of warming…

­Nose – Sweet, confectionary, old sweet shop, oranges, currants, also some fresh pollen and slight floral notes, hints of wine and spices. With water, buttery corn and vanilla aromas emerge. ­Palate –…

Luckily, this time Kilchoman released a bigger batch of the Loch Gorm so it was easier for me to get a bottle. Before I had one from a bourbon cask (Winter 2011) and some with a sherry finish (Coull…