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  • Method and Madness Acacia Wood

    Method and Madness Acacia Wood whisky review: Sweet and nutty, less spicy than the cherry wood edition, but still quite thin bodied, definitely my preferred one of the two – I’d love to see and try more acacia wood matured… Continue reading

    Method and Madness Acacia Wood
  • Method and Madness Wild Cherry Wood

    Method and Madness Wild Cherry Wood whisky review: Unusually woody but thin, a little sappy and pine-like rather than oak wood. Spirit and sappy with fresh pepper and ginger. 81/100 Continue reading

    Method and Madness Wild Cherry Wood
  • Linkwood 10 Years Old A Fine Christmas Malt 2019

    A Fine Christmas Malt 2019 whisky review: Hard to fault Billy’s tasting notes which describe this one perfectly. This whisky is full of fairground or sweetie shop or possibly even Christmas market flavours such as classic donuts, nut brittle and… Continue reading

    Linkwood 10 Years Old A Fine Christmas Malt 2019
  • Auchentoshan Sauvignon Blanc Finish

    Auchentoshan Sauvignon Blanc Finish Whisky Review: I haven’t been a huge fan of Auchentoshan for a while, or rather I haven’t had an OB expression that I could really say I liked or enjoyed from their older range. Admittedly I… Continue reading

  • Fettercairn Distillery Visit

    Fettercairn Distillery Visit A little about Fettercairn: Fettercairn Distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Ramsay, owner of the Fasque estate, who converted a corn mill at Nethermill into a distillery. After losing his fortune, Alexander was forced to sell… Continue reading

    Fettercairn Distillery Visit
  • Tobermory 21 Years Old 1996 Old Particular 11768

    Tobermory 21 Years Old 1996 Old Particular whisky review: Very drinkable old drying, woody, salty and smokey, musty then tropical. Has plenty of that Tobermory oddness like metallic old radiators, which it teeters on the edge of. The end results… Continue reading

    Tobermory 21 Years Old 1996 Old Particular 11768
  • Edradour 12 Years Old 2003 Natural Cask Strength 11th Release

    Edradour 12 Year Old 2003 11th Release Bourbon Cask Matured whisky review: Straightforward, massive bourbon maturation, hints of apples, cereal and butter from the spirit but this is mostly cask for me, takes water very well. 85/100 Continue reading

    Edradour 12 Years Old 2003 Natural Cask Strength 11th Release
  • Bruichladdich The Organic 2009

    Bruichladdich The Organic 2009 whisky review: Crisp and fresh, plenty of barley with a strong and sweet vanilla influence. A great display of the cereal flavour with a sweetening influence from the ex-bourbon and Tennessee whisky casks just adding a… Continue reading

    Bruichladdich The Organic 2009
  • Glengoyne 17 Years Old Batch 1

    Glengoyne 17 Years Old Batch #1 whisky review: A very classy dram with a polished and subtle sherry influence that still lets the natural fruitiness of the Glengoyne spirit shine through. 89/100 Continue reading

    Glengoyne 17 Years Old Batch 1
  • Tormore 23 Years Old 1995 Connoisseurs Choice

    Tormore 1995 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength whisky review: Very enjoyable, mostly appealing to my sweet-tooth and love of chocolate. Some cask char influences and a hint of mint in places had me guessing perhaps refill before I fully appreciated the… Continue reading

    Tormore 23 Years Old 1995 Connoisseurs Choice