Dava Way – Dunphail Blended Malt – Oloroso/PX Finish
Aroma: It starts like apple crumble, crisply fruity with a sugary sweet, buttery crumble topping. Taste: The start of the palate is quiet, honeyed and sweet. There are dried fruit notes, […]
Speyside
GlenAllachie – Distillery Exclusive – 16 Year Old – PX Puncheon
Aroma: Raisins baked into a boozy Christmas cake and brown sugar sweetness with a dark fruity spice. Taste: The start is sugary sweet, with a big dark molasses sugar note. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Whisky Broker – Glen Grant – 28 Year Old
Aroma: This a honey sweet whisky, full of buttery sweet pastry aromas. There is rich, tart apple aroma that combines with a round wide woodenness. Something about it is musty and minty at the same […]
Glen Moray – Rhum Agricole
Aroma: When I first nosed this whisky, I found classic Speyside whisky aroma notes, such as apples and pears, brown sugar and vanilla. But with more nosing, there is a […]
Chorlton – Tomintoul 14 Year Old
Aroma: There is a really complex aroma to this dram. It is at first sweet with a creamy sherbet aroma, like DibDabs. It then becomes a musty sherry fruit, but […]
Benromach 15 Year Old
Aroma: At first, I found this whisky smelt like rusty iron. Then there was a sweetness of fruit and finally a delicate smokiness. It is somehow earthy, but also has a fizzy sweets […]
Balvenie 14 Year Old – Caribbean Cask
Aroma: At first there is a sweet biscuity spice, like coconut and pastry. Then it opens to a stewed orchard fruit note – somewhere in between a ripe pear and dried apple slices. […]