Auchentoshan is indeed one of the most underrated single malt distilleries out there. I am not sure why, but most people do think of this […]
Auchentoshan Silver Oak 21 yo
Tag: Tasting Notes
Some fun with Douglas Laing & co.
The nice guys over at D.Laing sent over a few samples of their peaty whiskies among them a Caol Ila, Laphroaig, and Bunnahabhain. What can […]
Benriach 1998 cask 7633 PX puncheon finish
Time for another of the latest BR single casks just released. Not a peated cask this time but equally interesting : this one is triple […]
Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013 edition
Time for some more Kilchoman fun this time the 2013 edition of the Machir Bay. It’s a bit different than the 100% Islay (it’s not […]
Wemyss Malts Salted Caramels – Glen Scotia 1991
Campbeltown whiskies are quite rare, as there are only 3 distilleries operating (if you count GlenGyle as one). Glen Scotia is rarely seen in OB, […]
Kilchoman 100% Islay 3rd edition , 2013
This is the latest release in the 100% Islay range, which is a quite unique Islay peated malt as it is the only Single Malt […]
Dark N’ Stormy? – Talisker Dark Storm
It’s time to taste the latest expression released by Talisker a few weeks ago (travel retail only- remember?) . The Dark storm is matured in […]
BenRiach Single Casks batch 10: BenRiach 2005 Peated cask 3782
almost two weeks ago Benriach has released its eagerly-anticipated single cask bottlings. Selected by Master Blender Billy Walker, the twelve-expression batch from the Elgin distillery […]
Laphroaig 10 CS– original edition (red band)
Long ago, when I was making my first steps in the whisky world, I was very keen on MONSTER peat drams. The higher the PPM, […]
Gibson’s 18 Finest Rare
Time for another cracking Canadian whiskey (many thanks to Johanne and Davin D.K for the introduction and their help with samples) . If you do […]