The Whiskyphiles

Lowland

  • Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1

    Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1 whisky review: An interesting expression with plenty of florality and character, very drinkable and didn’t strike me as particularly young – even though I know it must be. 83/100 Continue reading

    Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1

  • Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1

    Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1 Whisky Review: A lovely expression with plenty of new oak character, sweet and sublime smoke. A gentle smokiness and traces of youth in the spirit which is entirely expected, I hope as this expression is matured… Continue reading

  • Daftmill 11 Years Old 2008 The Whisky Bars of Scotland

    Daftmill 2008 Single Cask The Whisky Bars of Scotland Whisky Review: Well-received by other tasters, almost a complete opposite to the last dram (Imperial). Unfortunately for me this didn’t taste right and had me thinking of early Kininvie releases. Something… Continue reading

    Daftmill 11 Years Old 2008 The Whisky Bars of Scotland

  • 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

  • The Borders Distillery New Make Spirit

    The Borders Distillery New Make Spirit review: A great base spirit for maturing. Fruity and very cereal/malt heavy – I look forward to trying some more matured variants of this in a few years time! Continue reading

    The Borders Distillery New Make Spirit

  • Inverleven 1985 Private Collection

    Inverleven 1985 Private Collection whisky review: A lovely old ex-bourbon matured expression, unfortunately I have little frame of reference for this as I haven’t previously sampled Inverleven output. Certainly display’s its age and is full of lively and entertaining flavours… Continue reading

  • Lindores Abbey Cask Blend

    Lindores Abbey Cask Blend review: A little too feisty at 60% ABV, but packed full of dried fruit, spice and toffee, well-reduced with water it reveals some cask and some new make spirit characters and suggest that things are maturing… Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey Cask Blend

  • Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae

    Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae review: Interesting neat but tastes a bit like a cough medicine and reminded me a lot of Calvados too, perhaps as part of a cocktail or longer drink this would come into its own? 80/100 Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae

  • Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit

    Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit review: A delicate New Make Spirit with plenty of malt character and little lactic or metallic nature as can often be found, my guess would be they are aiming this to be very drinkable when… Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit

  • Glenkinchie 12 Years Old

    For completeness we dug this 2014 bottled Glenkinchie 12 out of the archives and find it sits somewhere between the previous two we have tried. 82/100 Continue reading

    Glenkinchie 12 Years Old