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Glen Scotia Victoriana L4 139 22 (OB, 54.2%)
TLDR; Dirty Campbeltown, brown sugar and light smoke dry soil peat. Nice scale: 88/100 That guy from Campbeltown, lesser talked about but...
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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Auchroisk 2008 14 YO 55.5% (IB, The Single Cask)
Distilled at Auchroisk on 16th April 2008 and bottled on the 12th of July 2022. Aged for 14 years in Moscatel Octave (Cask number...
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Dornoch 2017 5 YO 58.2% (IB, PST-Thompson Bros)
TLDR; Plums, orange peels and woody. Nice scale: 85/100 Distilled in 2017 at Dornoch, a highland distillery-if you have to classify them....
Jun 18, 20231 min read
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Caol Ila 2008 13YO 52.4% (IB, The Single Cask)
TLDR; Ashy peat, lemon and sweet honey. Nice scale: 82/100 Distilled at Caol Ila distillery on 25th February 2008, aged in a Laphroaig...
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Springbank 10 PX 55% (OB)
TLDR; Brown sugar, sherried, milky chocolate and oak spice. Nice scale: 86/100 Springbank, a distillery, needs no introduction. This 10...
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Blair Athol 2007 14 YO 54.3% (IB, Signatory Vintage)
TLDR; Plums, creamy, brown sugar and milky chocolate. Nice scale: 83/100 Distilled at Blair Athol on 17th September 2007, aged in a...
May 28, 20231 min read
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Glen Elgin 2006 16YO 55.9% (IB, MOM-Master of Malt)
TLDR; Cubical & cigarette, sulfur, citrus and syrup Nice scale: 50/100 Release No. 36 from the ever-popular Master of Malt. This time...
May 18, 20231 min read
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Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 6 57.4% & Batch 7 59.1% (OB)
A side-by-side Kilkerran heavily peated comparison, batch 6 and batch 7. Batch 6 was given by a kind sir, thus having the chance to do a...
May 11, 20231 min read
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Orkney 2006 16 YO 51.8% (IB, MOM-Master of Malt)
TLDR; Ashy, mineral, leather and blunt. Nice scale: 80/100 Release NO. 69, from the not-so-secretive Orkney. Distilled in May 2006,...
May 6, 20231 min read
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Glen Moray 2007/1991 13YO-50%, 53.4%, 15YO-50.7%, 29YO-47.5% (IB, PST-Thompson Bros)
I see how the night is going... It is Glen Moray's night! I have gathered some of the promising Glen Moray bottles done by PST. So, this...
May 4, 20232 min read
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Arran Bodega Sherry Cask 55.8% L22 10 20 (OB)
TLDR; Juicy, peppery and thick. Nice scale: 83/100 The twin brother of Arran Quarter Cask Strength. Non-age statement (But stated it was...
May 2, 20231 min read
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Linkwood 2006 13 YO 58.1% Artist Collective #4.6 (IB, LMDW)
TLDR; Sweet sherried expression, woody and strong alcohol presence. Nice scale: 82/100 Distilled in Linkwood distillery, aged in 2...
May 1, 20231 min read
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GlenAllachie 10 Cask Strength Batch 8 57.2% (OB)
TLDR: Sweet, ripped barries and creamy Nice Scale: 82/100 Cask strength batch 8, a marriage between Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso, Rioja...
Apr 29, 20231 min read
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Arran James MacTaggart 2007 10 YO 54.2% (OB)
TLDR; Light, fruity, honey, oak and salty in the end Nice scale: 85/100 Distilled in 2007 and aged in 100% first-fill bourbon barrels for...
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Tamnavulin 2009 13 YO 54.9% (IB, MOM-Master of Malt)
TLDR; Creamy, vanilla and peppery. Nice scale: 82/100 NO.81 release from MOM; this time, they pulled out Tamnavulin from the arsenal....
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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Girvan 1990 31 YO 50.6% (IB, PST- Thompson Bros)
TLDR; Hay, smooth, orange pulp and creamy. Nice scale: 88/100 Distilled in Girvan distillery in 1990 and aged in a single refill hogshead...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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A Speyside Distillery 1998 22YO 54.5% (IB, PST-Thompson Bros)
TLDR; Fruity on nose, oak and smells younger Nice scale: 85/10 Distilled at an undisclosed Speyside distillery in 1998, aged in a single...
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Aultmore 2006 13 YO 45.5% (IB, MOM-Master of Malt)
TLDR; Creamy, soft and plain. Nice scale: 75/100 Series NO.87, distilled at Aultmore distillery and aged in hogshead for 13 years before...
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Clynelish 2006 15 YO 59.6% Connoisseurs Choice (IB, G&M-Gordon Macphail)
TLDR; Sweet, creamy, cranberries and mango. Nice Scale: 84/100 Distilled at Clynelish distillery in 2006 and aged in a single first-fill...
Apr 9, 20231 min read
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Invergordon 1987 34 YO 54.3% (IB, PST-Thompson Bros)
TLDR; Orange peels and pulp, rum-y and standard high-age grain-sky. Nice scale: 83/100 A release from PST in June 2022, a grain whisky...
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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