Whisky Reviews

  Teaspooned Balvenie from Sansibar, bottled for Taiwan. Delectable.   Tasting Note Nose: barley, osmanthus, jackfruit, green mangoes Palate: per...

  This is a bit closed in when poured fresh, and extraordinary after 20 minutes. Exemplary fresh, aromatic, creamy, juicy ex-bourbon. Past half a...

  Absolutely lovely. Sweet, light, refreshing. The stuff of my well-aged ex-bourbon dreams.   Tasting Notes Nose: Fuji apple, then apple compote ...

  Said to be an Allt-á-Bhainne, this older Speyside was aged in a refill Oloroso sherry hogshead. It was bottled by the Japanese owner of the Hig...

  Craigellachie is a cult favourite and sleeper hit But rarely does it touch more esoteric casks, like rum. This was finished for 21 months in a...

Tasting Notes Nose: beeswax, vanilla, wool Palate: candle wax, watermelon rind, green apple skin, red bean paste Finish: candle wax, black pepper...

  Wouldn’t it be hilarious if I started out by saying this was the best Scotch I’ve ever had? You laugh, but as a reviewer, it would almost feel a...

  Scotch Review #35: Glenallachie 25yo 1992 56.0% (Cadenhead Small Batch)   An ex-bourbon Glenallachie single cask laid down in the same year and...

  Scotch Review #34: Glenfarclas 15 After a long streak of single casks and fringe OBs reviewed by me, we finally get to a staple age-stated OB:...

  Scotch Review #33: Tamnavulin 2009 10yo Bottled for The Writing Club   This is my last review of a good flight I had of single casks at The Wri...

  Scotch Review #31: Craigellachie 2007 12yo Bottled for The Writing Club This was a sherried Craigellachie single cask, bottled at cask strengt...

  Just rounding off reviews for the scotches I tried at a local (socially-distanced) whisky festival with an SMWS Glen Moray, a single cask Glenc...