This year’s Caol Ila is a 15 year old ‘Unpeated Style’, this is in in line with the recent few expressions of the Unpeated CI’s […]
Caol Ila 15 yo 2000 ‘unpeated style’ , Special release 2016
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SMWS 128.6 ‘Rumbling, reverberating, resonances’ -7yo Madeira Cask Penderyn
Festive times call from festive drams, and this is a very unusual XMAS dram, or Hannuka dram, or whatever. Usually we opt for big sherry […]
Best and worst of 2016
2016 is coming to a close, and It’s time for a quick post about what I liked and disliked in 2016, starting with the best […]
Lagavulin 25 yo, 200th Anniversary edition
Lagavulin is celebrating its 200th Anniversary this year, and they are doing it in style, releasing special expressions throughout the year. First they released the […]
House of Hazelwood 18 yo
If you’ve flown recently, you might have noticed a new range sold exclusively on Travel Retail by the name of “House Of Hazelwood”. This is […]
BenRiach 21 Year Old Tawny Port Cask Finish
The second new finish by Benriach which was launched a few months back is this 21 year old Tawny port cask finish, which replaced the […]
Auchroisk 25 Year Old 1990 (Special Release 2016)
Not all Special Release expressions are created equal, ans while some are outstanding, some are less intriguing at least for me, which is exactly the […]
Cambus 40 yo , Diageo Special Rel. 2016
Diageo Special Releases. Love them, Hate them, whatever you think of them you can not ignore them (ok you can, but it’s got so damn […]
Caol Ila 2005, Cask Strength, G&M
I was reading a tasting note for this whisky on twitter, and I was quite surprised someone (nevermind who) was describing it as “Smooth” on […]
Book review : Malt Whisky Yearbook 2017
It’s that time of the year again, Xmas is almost around the corner, and The Malt whisky yearbook is out with a new edition. This […]