All Whisky reviews

I've been drinking A'bunadh for about three years fro about batch 32. This batch 45 is I think the most balanced, complex and interesting I've tasted.I've added two teaspoons of water and left for 20…

This will be my first review, been drinking whisky for soon a year now. Actually started my spirit journey alltogether about a year ago. My first love was Jack Daniels Old no7, now i think its average…

Color: light copper.Nose: airy and floral, with a tang of orange zest and the faintest whisper of Tiramisu sweetness in the background. A little water brings forth some maltiness. Lovely, but a little…

NOSE: fresh and delicate white fruits with some berries. Apples, honeyed pears, vanilla and raisins all combined in a wonderfully balanced nose. Taste: starts off slightly dry, medium sweet. Really…

NOSE: a wonderfully rich combination of spices, hazelnuts, peat and smoke all covered by Speyside sherry sweetness. Out of the bottle you can smell dried fruits such as prunes. TASTE: smooth, big and…

After three nice Scapa, let us remain on Orkney for a little while longer and enjoy a few Highland Park. The five samples on my desk are rumoured to be all of very high standard. Next to this 21 Year Old…

This Highland Park from Signatory Vintage is kept prisoner in an ugly bottle with an even uglier tube, but obviously that is besides the point. It is what is inside that matters. It is a very pale 23…

For the 100th anniversary of Gordon & Macphail, they bottled a couple of special whiskies in the Centenary Reserve series. I tried the Balblair 1973, Caol Ila 1966, Mortlach 1984 and Saint Magdalene 1980…

The HP 25 Year Old will set you back around 265 EUR, making it (for me at least) the highest achievable (it ain’t no Toshan, after all). So I am going to enjoy this sample very slowly. It has a nice dark…

The Highland Park 30 Year Old is considered to be one of the best whiskies produced on Orkney, but unfortunately costs about 435 EUR. I can only afford a miniature, but I do believe this is a good way…