Fettercairn reviews

The independent bottler Lady of the Glen bottled this 12-year-old Fettercairn in 2021. I tasted it earlier – between the soup and fries, as we say in Flemish – with my friend Benny. He also realized that…

Fettercairn is one such distillery that doesn't often appear on my radar, but still occasionally delivers gems (we have bottled a Fettercairn with MMM for a reason). I remember being able to enjoy the…

This review will be the first of 3 reviews of bottles from the Independent Bottler 'Thompson Bros'.For those curious about this indy bottler here is a blog piece: https://88bamboo.co/blogs/whisky-rum-gin…

For our third release in the Canvas Series, with again a beautiful artwork by Monique Tromp on the label, we selected a lesser known malt. This Fettercairn was put to sleep in 2008 in a bourbon hogshead…

For their 10th anniversary the German bottler Liquid Treasures released this 10 years old Fettercain. Love the label! The malt matured on a rum cask by the way.The rum dominates the nose of this malt…

A 28 years old Fettercairn! This was distilled in the year yours truly became of age. I had actually tried this before in the 2018 edition of the Proefolympics (Dutch tasting competition), thinking it…

Druma Mor is a Belgian bottler. Last year they released this 11 year old Fettercairn. It’s a distillery that doesn’t appear on my scope often, to be honest. However, I was quite impressed with this malt…

The newest releases from The Whisky Mercenary are bottled in the so-called Draconological Series. WTF is that? LOL. The labels show a nice cartoon of a dragon. Anyway, Jürgen has good taste, that’s for…

As little as I know about Craigellachie (my last review), I know even less about Fettercairn. I this may be the first time I’ve tasted it. With that in mind, I will not allow my impression of this to…

This is another dram I was fortunate enough to sample. NOSE: smoky pickled veggies (cucumbers in particular). Vanilla, very delicate, very nuanced. Dry woody nose with fresh fruits underneath those…