Review of James Eadie's Project 1927: six new make spirits from different distilleries, trying to replicate Scotch single ...

Review of the Bowmore ARC-54, a 54 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Islay. It is a 1968 vintage, bottled with Aston Martin in an exclusive decanter.

Review of Ledaig Hebridean Moon, a 10 year old cask strength single malt whisky from Tobermory distillery. A limited release ...

Review of The Wild Blue, a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky from Talisker. It is finished in red wine casks from ...

Review of the Glen Grant 1954, the final release in the Mr George Legacy series from Gordon & Macphail. A glorious single ...

Mouth: a lot of umami notes again. Smoked meat, a salty berry note, earthy peat and plenty of pipe tobacco. Hints of ...

Living Souls is a new bottler, founded by three people with a track record at Douglas Laing, Tullibardine and Loch Lomond Group, among others. They released a first set of bottlings in November 2024 ...

Nose: a nice fruity core, with stewed peaches and apricots, ripe apples, quince jam and honey. Mild hints of copper coins and light spearmint. Moderate rancio. Then some sweet almond milk. It’s quite ...

WhiskyNotes is a personal collection of impressions, written while searching for the ultimate single malt whisky. A work in progress, and a continuous exercise for the senses. I started it in 2008 ...

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 ...

Glenburgie 28 yo 1996 (54,8%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ for The Whisky Exchange 2024, refill bourbon barrel #5816, 147 btl.) Tomatin 20 yo 2003 (55,8%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs ...

Nose: buttery almonds with lovely greasy, waxy notes. Light apricots and ripe pineapple, hints of banana too. Leather and walnuts. Hints of metal polish. This one is quite rounded again, with exotic ...