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First thing you should know about this bottle is let it breath! I had this dram at a tasting event and found it a crowd pleaser with it's big banana nose and palate, so I bought a bottle. When I opened…

So, is the Tomatin Legacy a "rotten tomato?" No, not quite, but it's not a good scotch, either. I only paid $30 for the bottle, so it's not as if I feel cheated. When it comes to Scotch, you get what you…

after going for smooth whisky's, I dared to take it to the next level by trying some smokier one! I guess the Jura Superstition isn't a bad choice for the purpose. Certainly a whiskey with more character…

The distillery was named Glengoyne only in 1905. Before that, it was called Burnfoot. This release, which appeared in duty free in 2007 for the first time and is something of an homage to old name, is…

This single cask from Glengoyne was put to sleep on 14 May 1987 and appeared on the market in August 2006. It is pretty hard to find these days and when you do find it, you will fork over around 200 EUR…

The 2013 Christmas release from Malts of Scotland also contained a new Glengoyne. MoS clearly has a soft spot for Glengoyne as they have already released more than 20 single casks, of which I have been…

The Teapot Dram refers to the old use of offering a dram to the workers in the distillery. Those who could not finish their dram would pour it in a copper teapot in the distillery kitchen, allowing more…

Warm spicy sweet arrival develops ashy woody middle and tropical fruit finish.

Batch 13k01 Bottle # 11433 Hot smoky thick arrival develops a complex balanced sweet earthy long slow smoky finish.

This Balvenie was distilled on 5 September 1997 and bottled on 4 February 2013. Few people know that founder William Grant originally wanted to name this distillery Glen Gordon and that the initial…