All Whisky reviews

Several months ago, I posted a review of Auchentoshan Classic and declared it the worst whisky in my cabinet. Yet the Valinch is essentially a cask-strength version of the Classic and it’s bursting with…

This is my 100th set of notes to publish here, and I wanted to do something to make it special. I have a few samples of really special drams, but thought that it was time to do something once in a lif…

The nose of this is just as the title states but it is really intense! On the palate this is like chewing some buttery toffee, with mild liquorice hints.Left for a few mins now and can detect a hint of…

It shouldn't be like this. Aged 15 years. Non-chill filtered. Some immaculately designed bottling and casing. Everything visual suggests this should be, well... nice. But it isn't! At all.... Now I wrote…

Warm sweet malty arrival medium length creamy vegetable / herbal slow finish.

Teerenpeli 8 year old is bottled from a selection of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. Teerenpeli is the first Finnish commercially available single malt whisky. I had the chance to taste Teerenpeli 8 yrs…

Cruach-Mhòna (speak "Croo-ach Vhona") is gaelic for peat stack. Normally Bunnahabhain stands for unpeated or low-peated whisky which is kind of unique for Islay. This one is special peated release for…

This Laphroaig 13yo from the Duncan Taylor Rare Auld series from 2011 comes uncoloured and unchillfiltered.The colour is bright golden.On the nose you immediately get the Islay-influence: peat, smoke and…

This Springbank (2001-2012) is called Rundlets & Kilderkins like the used small barrels. Like we know from the quarter casks which are used by Laphroaig, the surface to volume ration increases with…

Apparently made for Tesco's by Whyte and Mackay this is a really good cheap blended 8 year old scotch.Some similarity to Bailie Nicol Jarvie on the palate, same citrus acid bite.Firstly it's commendable…