My wife and I recently visited the wonderful SMWS venue in Queen Street 28, Edinburgh. This is a fantastic whisky bar, well worth a visit whenever (and I mean every single time!) you are in Edinburgh. We tried two old whiskies from Miltonduff (SMWS distillery code 72), with a few other drams. Here are my […]...

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Among the many bottlings for The Whisky Fair 2014 , there were no less than three Arrans: this Arran 1997 (sherry cask) , a bourbon cask Arran 2001 and a peated Arran 2005.

Arran 16 yo 1997 ‘Private Cask’
(50,1%, OB for Limburg Whisky Fair 2014, sherry hogshead #518, 246 btl.)

Nose: a kind of light, elegant sherry that leaves room for the original spirit. Some oranges, peaches, rhubarb and leather. Fruit stems. Hints of thyme honey and orange blossom. More and more flowers actually. Mouth: again a mix of round fruitiness (tangerines, cherries, berries), with some orange marmalade,...

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Bruichladdich 1993 20 YO Cadenhead Small Batch, 51,6 % I guess Bruichladdich must be one of my favourite distillery. I have tasted 40 whiskies from Bruichladdich and scored all except one above 85 points. I like both the peated and unpeated whiskies from Bruichladdich. In addition I think the independent bottler Cadenhead releases nice whiskies. So…when we […]...

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Some time ago, Belgian importers and shopkeepers have been on a joint trip to the Signatory warehouses, which is why there has a whole list of Signatory releases for Belgian companies lately.

This Bunnahabhain 2003 was selected by five shops: The Bonding Dram , Dims Dram, Comptoirs des Vins, Maison Baelen and Maison Demiautte.

Bunnahabhain 11 yo 2003
(58,8%, Signatory Vintage for The Bonding Dram and others 2014, sherry butt #1152, 627 btl.)

Nose: not your classic sherry influence, in the sense that there’s more toffee, brown sugar and buttery toast than the usual dried fruits. Maple syrup. It...

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Paul John Cask #P1-163, NAS, 57 % There is more to Indian whisky than Amrut. We have now tasted another whisky from Paul John (see earlier review). This whisky is a single cask expression called Paul John Cask #P1-163. It is a young, no age statement whisky, matured in a bourbon cask. Paul John whisky […]...

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This Glengoyne 14 Year Old is a limited edition for Marks & Spencer in the UK. It was launched in april 2011 but we’re trying the graphically updated version of late 2013. It was matured in casks that previously held Oloroso sherry (both first-fill and refill).

Glengoyne 14 yo
(40%, OB for Marks & Spencer 2013)

Nose: toffee caramel, sweet lemon and apples sprinkled with cinnamon. Sweet barley notes and brown sugar. Also poached pears. Hints of butter pastry and honey. Golden raisins. For a sherried malt, it’s a bit too malty (and slightly musty) for me, but overall...

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Dalmore Cromartie, NAS, 45 % Time to test a Dalmore whisky. This particular Dalmore was a limited edition release a few years back (I don’t know exactly when). It is called the Dalmore Cromartie. Here is what Dalmore themselves say about this particular expression: The Dalmore Cromartie is the third in a series of limited edition […]...

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I’ve reviewed a couple of Glenturret 1977 expressions in 2012, all pretty excellent. Since then they’ve regularly popped up – now there’s a new one in the Mollusc & Medusa series from The Whisky Agency .

Glenturret 36 yo 1977
(46,3%, The Whisky Agency ‘Mollusc & Medusa’ 2014, refill hogshead, 245 btl.)

Nose: starts a little acetic but it picks up fruitiness by the minute. Fruit yoghurt. Pineapples, green bananas, then some floral notes and mint. Faint vegetal notes. Almonds and honey. More classic vanilla biscuits. Hints of leather old wood. A little unconventional, but very nice again....

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Amrut 2009 Single Cask Portpipe #2714, 4 YO, 59 % I have long been a fan of Amrut whisky from Bangalore in India. A few months back they released a few single casks expressions, bottled for the European market. I have now tried the Amrut 2009 Single Cask Portpipe #2714. This is a peated Amrut, […]...

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