I have a bit of a love hate relationship with Sherry cask matured whiskies. When the Sherry cask influence is overdone (which it frequently is) I'm not a fan. The natural character of the spirit just…
A dual first for me. My first Royal Brackla and also my first bottle from the Infrequent Flyers range a fairly new independent bottler owned by Alistair Walker son of the famous (in whisky circles) Billy…
Thanks to @RianC for this sample of a 1980s Johnnie Walker Black Label.NoseAn interesting nose on this. Breakfast cereal, hint of smoke, white pepper and some wood sourness. It may be my imagination but…
Firstly thanks to @Timp for providing me with a sample of this whisky. I've had a bottle of the 10 in the past and enjoyed it. So the 15 has been on my 'need to try' list for a while.NoseQuite fragrant…
This review is from my bottle which is around 2/3 full and been open 3 weeks. I paid £65 online in the UK for the bottle (the Tamdhu 15 retails at around £75 in the UK)NoseAgain an unmistakable Sherry…
This review of Tamdhu 15 is from a sample kindly supplied by @RianC and is only my second experience of Tamdhu as I've also tried the 12. Which is decent. It was also @RianC s idea to compare this to the…
This review is from a sample kindly provided by @RianC thanks mate 
This is only my second Deanston. I had a bottle of the 18 which I enjoyed. The colour on this is fantastic for a naturally coloured…
Review is of a 50ml sample kindly provided by @RianC from a bottle he secured at auction.I had a strange mixed anticipation when I poured this whisky and let it sit for 20 minutes. Firstly, I was keen…
This is (I think) the 4th bottle of Lagavulin 12 year old I've opened. For me the Lagavulin 12 year old is the best representation of Lagavulin in their range. The Feis Isle bottle MarkJedi sent me a…
I picked this up from the Green Welly Stop a year or so ago when I saw it on offer reduced from £120 to £100. It was bottled exclusively for the Green Welly Stop by Arran distillery. My bottle is no 481…