The Whiskyphiles

Highland

  • Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 12

    The latest Cask strength offering from Glendronach which I found myself diluting to enjoy. Typical flavours but I found this one lacking in that ‘wow’ factor befitting its delivery at cask strength. If nothing else this represents value for money,… Continue reading

    Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 12

  • Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel

    Fairly well structured, displays some youthful spirit as you would expect for 3-4 year old whisky. There was more than a hint of cardboard I associate with STR casks added to the woody element here. This has clearly been well… Continue reading

    Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel

  • Blair Athol 11 Years Old 2002 Hepburn’s Choice

    Full of fresh fruit flavours and aromas, quite green and spirit driven – I suspected a refill cask and confirmed by the bottling details. Pleasant, a good base whisky and nice insight into Blair Athol spirit. 82/100 Continue reading

    Blair Athol 11 Years Old 2002 Hepburn’s Choice

  • Tullibardine 500

    My favourite of the tasting – I guess no surprises there! I guess like the whole range I felt this was a bit safe and unchallenging. I’d prefer a bit more strength or depth to some of the finishing flavours… Continue reading

  • Tullibardine 228

    Revisiting the Tullibardine 228, albeit in it’s revised packaging I was slightly underwhelmed with this expression compared to my first experience. Perhaps it was due to following the sweetness of the 225? I didn’t feel this had quite as much… Continue reading

  • Tullibardine 225

    from Tullibardine’s spirit. This one seems quite light on the impact of the finishing cask and I found myself wishing it went a little further, the end result is a sweeter and fruitier dram with a touch more woody spices… Continue reading

  • Tullibardine Sovereign

    Good texture and rounded with a good balance between fruit and oak wood before drier and spicier elements add interest. Perhaps a shade of spirit nature belies the youthfulness on the palate. 80/100 Continue reading

  • Cu Bocan Signature

    A soft and accessible as befitting a peated Tomatin. A touch woody in places from the Virgin Oak casks perhaps but well constructed with an array of flavours complimenting this soft Highland Malt with a smoky edge. 83/100 Continue reading

  • Spearhead

    As you would expect this has all the diversity and flavour of a single malt whisky, if anything the Coffey distillation has allowed the extraction of cask flavours to come through even more in the final whisky. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Fettercairn 16 Years Old 2nd Release 2021

    Classic combination of citrus and ginger with spice and zest in harmony. 84/100 Continue reading