All Whisky reviews

For my first review I just start with a good beginner whisky :Nose : After letting it rest for 5 minutes and a bit of water you get a nose of vanilla , fruit, slightly caramel ( not much ) and overripe…

So, I'm very excited about this one, my first dram from a lost distillery. Browsing a local liquor store looking for some cheap bottles I came across this older gem from Blackadder. Lochside was a dis…

My 7th Arran review, of the oldest official bottling available, at the moment. This is a temporary expression as the 18th year approaches, and so is limited to 9000 bottles. I wonder whether I will…

Scallywag Small Batch bottling is a vatted Speyside malt including Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes, amongst others. Created by Douglas Laing as a follow up for Big Peat.Again, Douglas Laing has managed…

I was surprised to find a peated Bunna this old. I'd always thought that they'd only tried peating their whisky relatively recently.This bottle has been open for about 5 months and I've added a small…

Bought this on a bit of a whim although i am a lifelong (as it seems anyways) fan of the Bruichladdich style. As we know, wine finishes have a great deal of risks that aren't always mentioned, which is…

I have just come back from Whitehorse, Yukon after four days attending a small film festival there. I had an absolutely majestic time (I even went dog sledding!), surrounded by snow, forest, mountains…

This bottle replaces my previous batch at just over 54%. I only really started to appreciate it a year after opening, and by the time I had my last dram I was wishing I had a couple more bottles.This…

A friend from Germany recently sent me a 'blind' sample with the request of trying to identify it. A bit of a test. But I am happy to take on this challenge, although I realize it is a very difficult,…

I have been told that the Campeltown Loch is the only whisky that offers you a taste of 30 years old Springbank. Apart from that it also contains some old North Port, Ardmore, Tomatin, Glen Garioch,…