Whisky Reviews

  Highland Park Bicentenary, 1977-1998, Bottle no. 01426, 40% abv.This was released to celebrate the bicentenary of Highland Park distillery in 1...

  Ardbeg 1978-2000, Gordon & Macphail, Meregalli import, 40% abv.Another famous Italian Scotch importer. Seems like Giuseppe Meregalli became...

  Benriach 26, b.1985, Single Cask Bottling for Shinanoya, Tokyo, Japan, Hogshead Cask No. 2000, 184/309, 51.7% abv.Nose: white and green grapes,...

  Tamdhu 15, 1968, 43% abv.Sestante import. Tamdhu means "Little Dark Hill" in Gaelic and is one of the few Scottish distilleries with little dra...

  Glenturret 1966-1993, 80 proof but 45.7% abv.The proof-abv is based on some sort of old UK rule involving the division of proof by 1.75 would b...

  Laphroaig 1991, 23 years, 52.6% abv.This release was for the German market.Nose: smoke, peat, wood, with a dominant amount of salt in the form ...

  Aberlour-Glenlivet 8, 1965, Aquavitae, Rinaldi? Italian import, 50% abv.The back label describes how Campbell's Limited is trying to protect it...

  Laphroaig 12, b.2014, bottle no. ?, 48% abv.Bottled for the Nordics. Sherry butts and first fill hogsheads. Supposedly a bottle count of 1,278....

  Glenfarclas 8 year, J&G Grant, 105° proof.Bartender thinks this is a 1970's bottling. Supposedly the J&G Grant label comes from the fou...

  Glenlivet 15, George & J.G. Smith's, Gordon & MacPhail, circa 1990, 57% abv.Glenlivet is one of Scotland's oldest single malt distiller...

  Royal Lochnagar 27, 1966-1993, SMWS 103.1, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,  59.9% abv.I asked the bartender to bring me something special. Afte...

  Mortlach 15, Gordon & Macphail, 43% abv.Aged in first fill and refill sherry casks.Nose: tofu, cereal, peanut husks, a little floral and mo...