Whisky Reviews

Lagavulin 8, 200th anniversary, 46% abv.To celebrate their 200th anniversary, Lagavulin released a special 8 year scotch based on an event that ...

  Laphroaig Lore, 48% abv.A 2016 release named after the skills passed down from generation to generatiom at Laphroaig. The interesting part is t...

  Floki Icelandic Young Malt. (2016, barrel 31, bottle 456) Nose: dulled honey notes, very light citrus. Palate: low level bitterness, very waxy,...

  Glenfarclas 105 cask stength, recent 2010's (right) and 1990's (left) bottlings. For my birthday a few days ago, the barkeep at my favorite whi...

  Ardbeg Corryvreckan.Nose: super wood, peat smoke, strong islay aroma.Palate: strong sour wood, light on the peat smoke. Finish: short, smoke, h...

  Glenmorangie Nectar D'or. Nose: honey, slight wood. Palate: moderate wood, slight honey, a spicey bitterness. Finish: short, spicey bitterness....

  Benriach - the heart of speyside. Nose: honey, sweet, green grape juice, more like a light champagne (without the bubbles of course). Palate: v...

  Blair Athol 27 (Signatory). Nose: extreme sherry, sharp, honey. Palate: hot, sweet, mellowed raisins. Finish: moderate, honey, wood, some sour ...

  Linkwood 19 (signatory): nose: vinegar, sharp, light wood initially, then changes to honey, both overtake the vinegar aroma with time. Palate: ...

  Barkeep told me they fill the shery casks with their whiskey and let it mature for several years and then bottle half. Blackadder then fills th...

Laphroaig 30, 2016, 53.5% abv.Double matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled in 2016 as part of the newly designed older original bottlings.Nose:...

  GlenDronach 1995 Single Cask, 20 years, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon, Cask 543, Bottle 309/689, 54.6% abv.From Batch 14... more GlenDronach si...