Finlaggan is produced by the Vintage Malt Whisky Company who own other well-known brands in the market such as “The Ileach” and “Islay Storm”. It is bottled as an undisclosed Islay malt, although rumour…

This 10-year old Lagavulin was launched during Lagavulin Day at Feis Isle 2019 and is available as a travel retail exclusive. It was matured in both first-fill and refill ex-bourbon casks.The nose is…

With a new Supernova release in the offing, I finally decided to open my bottle of the Supernova 2015 committee release that I had bought at the distillery in October 2015. It was launched to celebrate…

This 15-year old Glenfiddich expression consists of 3 different elements: 1) whiskies aged in ex-sherry casks, 2) whiskies aged in ex-bourbon casks, and 3) whiskies aged in ex-bourbon casks that are then…

Caperdonich distillery is located at the northern end of Moraytown Village in Rothes and was founded in 1897 as “Glen Grant #2” by J. & J. Grant, the same people that had also built Glen Grant distillery…

I finally decided to open my bottle of Old Pulteney 21-year old that I had been stacking away since 2017. It was matured in fino sherry (one third) and refill bourbon casks (two thirds) and was discon…

I got this bottle at the airport during a recent business trip to London. It is one of the four new Mortlach expressions introduced by Diageo in 2018, with this 14-year old being available only through…

This is the sixth and final batch of Arran’s cask strength 12-year old. It was bottled in May 2016 with a total outturn of 13,800 bottles after having been matured in first-full sherry butts, refill…

The Nikka Black Crossover is the limited edition of a blend that Nikka released in 2017. It comes in a square black bottle.The nose starts with sweet and fruity flavours: oranges, a touch of sherry,…

This is the 2017 edition of the cask strength Lagavulin 12-year old, a regular feature of Diageo’s yearly special releases.The nose is malty, phenolic and lightly sooty. Notes of brine and cardboard come…