Review of the 2011 'Caroll of the Bells', bottled by WhiskyUA to support Ukraine. This single malt Scotch whisky comes from ...

Review of the Glen Scotia 14 Year Old in the 'Icons of Campbeltown' series (release 2). A peated single malt whisky finished ...

Review of Holyrood Noir, a Scottish single malt whisky trilogy, using Burgundy yeast, Premier Cru yeast and Bordeaux yeast, with corresponding cask types.

Like last year there are eight Special Releases in the final line-up. It surprises me that there are no vintage statements on the labels this year. Maybe they’re added later, or weren’t really an ...

Nose: ripe plums and damsons with chocolate brownie, hazelnuts and sweet praline. Also wood spice like clove and cardamom. Maybe not a sherry bomb, but definitely sherried. Then sultanas and wine ...

A single grain whisky in the Special Releases is not a new thing (a nice Cambus 40 Year Old springs to mind), but it is special coming from the malt distillery that is Teaninich. It marries ...

Nose: rather more impressive than the GlenAllachie 18 Years. Very fresh, with a bright fruitiness (banana, nectarine and mango) with marzipan and vanilla cake. Light mineral notes, grass and a peppery ...

The Whisky Exchange starts the year with a couple of exclusives. One of them is this Glenburgie 1996, selected from the stocks at Gordon & MacPhail. Over the past few years, casks 5803-5809 already ...

Farm distillery Daftmill is steadily bringing out more summer / winter releases, coinciding with the farms quiet seasons. It’s made with Concerto barley grown and harvested on their estate, and ...

Nose: perfect high-pitched lemon notes, just a little damp cellar, dried heather and light grassy notes. Hints of dried herbs / hay and light honey. Then also a gentle puff of maritime smoke. Very ...

Nose: how nice! Beautiful polished oak, superb tobacco notes and rosewood. Red berries, juicy plums, raspberry ganache and blackcurrant. A dollop of rustic cognac rancio, as well as soft hints of ...