Whisky Reviews

  It is not everywhere one encounters any whisky at 43 years old, let alone Ben Nevis, which is better known for its vintages from 1996 onwards. ...

   I have long suspected I'm a fan of the Lowland style done well, to a level that is almost impossible to obtain from modern Glenkinchie/Auchent...

  My partner was keen on a tasting flight for her birthday, so I obliged with a lineup selected by a local whisky bar (a 9yo Clynelish, 1988 Benr...

  I've always wanted to get a Clynelish IB at a decent age for myself, but was deterred by the high prices, second only to the premium for the li...

  Reunited with one of my favourite Springbank releases this year whilst celebrating Mrs Dram Good Days birthday in Edinburgh. On the nose you def...

  La Maison Du Whisky Singapore celebrated its 16th year with three single cask bottlings. The oldest, and the only one at cask strength (52.1%),...

  Signatory Vintage has bottled numerous 2013 vintage Ben Nevis. This specific expression is a vatting of two casks: hogsheads 426 and 430, bottl...

  Among the latest crop of Hidden Spirits releases released locally to me was a 14yo Caol Ila single cask, bottled at a nice 53.7% ABV in 2022. T...

  I have been wanting to try an Aultmore for the longest time and this Maltbarn single cask bottling appeared on auction locally. I won this for ...

  Probably one of the best drinkers for the price (if you can get it at RRP that is) On the nose creamy and a bit of lemon, then you get all that ...

  The Convalmore 36 I just reviewed may have stolen the night but there were several drams that came close, as well as some other average-ish dra...

  I had the privilege of trying Convalmore 36, finally. I nosed it once in a previous visit to the bar but decided to go with the Balvenie 1974 S...