Whisky Reviews

  Bowmore 15 Mariner, pre-2000, glass label with sea gulls and ship, 43% abv.This is an infamous bottling, more commonly connected with the term ...

  Glenmorangie 10, American Mountain Oak, Duty Free Sales Only, 43% abv.Nose: initially honey and grapes, then after a few seconds it changes to...

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...

  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:...