Craigellachie – 17 Year Old
Aroma: The main aroma is a florality, like those weird Red Lips sweets that no one really likes. Then there is stewed apples, crumble topping and also a smoky bacon […]
Whisky Review
Aberfeldy – 21 Year Old – Exceptional Cask – Madeira
Today was the first day of our trip to Speyside. We flew into Glasgow, rented a car and drove to the Elgin area. It’s a long (but very pretty) drive, […]
Aberlour – Cask Annamh
Returning afresh to something or someone you love after time spent apart is always full of joy. Absence makes the heart grow fonder so they say and it has been […]
Glasgow Distillery – 1770 – The Original
Aroma: Sweet Butterscotch, spicy ginger and stewed apples. Taste: The start of this whisky is sweet and buttery, like highland toffee. It then becomes warming and heathery as it opens out into a black pepper […]
Rebel 100 v Ezra Brooks 99
Rebel 100 Aroma: Classic Bourbon aromas; sweet cherry, creamy vanillas and deep, rich oaky woodiness. There is a boozy headiness to these flavours that shouts higher ABV at your nostrils. Taste: Initially very sweet and full of […]
Duncan Taylor – Octave – The Iconic Speyside
Aroma: Rich, sweet, fruity and spicy. On the nose, this is a whisky to get lost in. It has a polished oak sideboard like quality, which is full of acidic red berry […]
WhistlePig – Ten Year Old
Aroma: A huge waft of green spearmint, that is followed by a sweet, fruity note, which I searched for a name for for quite a while. However a fellow taster […]
W.D. O’Connell – PX 17
Aroma: On first waft, this whiskey is sherberty sweet and full of tropical fruits. Think tinned pineapples or peaches. As you nose further, there is a mustiness that is accompanied by dried stone fruit […]
Cù Bòcan – Signature
Aroma: Initially a huge whack of raisin and apple fruity sweetness. Underneath this is a musty, tobacco leaf greenness and a cinnamon spiciness that is rich and somehow nutty. These aromas […]
Kilkerran – 8 Year Old – Cask Strength Sherry Cask
Aroma: Dirty sherry with a salty leathery quality that hangs over the top and fills your nasal passages with rich, deep aromas. It is musty, with a deeply earthy, yet citrus sharp quality. […]